St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 33

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL CALNE NEWS SHEET

NUMBER 33

OCTOBER, 1948

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ST. CECILIA'S.

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 33

OCTOBER 1948

1947-48 This year, the seventy-fifth in the life of the School, has not passed uneventfully. The most important piece of news is that, thanks to Mr. Christopher Green, our architect, building has begun. By the time the News Sheet is sent out we hope that the Long Passage will be no longer straight, that the kitchens will be larger with more storage space, and that we shall have two more medium-sized rooms. Whether they are to be form-rooms or sitting-rooms has not yet been decided.

At the moment, we are surrounded by bricks and workmen but we hope that the work will all be finished before we come back in the autumn. The work is being carried out in the same stone as the new buildings of 1936 and although for some years to come it may look out of place, when the Hut passage has gone, all will be perfect.

In this issue there is a photograph of St. Cecilia's, where alterations have also been made. There is now a lovely staff flat over the stables with three bedrooms and what is reputed to be a luxurious bathroom.

Both the house and gardens are now very much part of the School grounds.

The Lent Term brought an epidemic of mumps. The san was invaded from the very first day of term and was kept full even into the holidays. Miss Diack herself fell a victim but valiantly kept out of bed most of the time ! Miss Margetts also was unlucky and the inhabitants of St. Prisca's found themselves cleaning their own baths under Miss Brett's supervision. In spite of this we have had a very full and happy year as you will see from the reports.

You will notice that there has been a change in the News Sheet cover which now incorporates the School Colours. We have also tried to arrange the News Sheet slightly differently and in what we hope is a more interesting way. We hope that you will think that these changes are for the better.

H. ROBINSON, Head Girl.

THE GOVERNORS There have been a good many changes on our Governing Body this year so we are publishing the names of the Governors as they stand at present. We should like to record our deep sense of gratitude for their unfailing interest and many kindnesses.

THE ARCHDEACON OF WILTS has resigned the Chairmanship after a magnificent period of office of twenty-one years. It is impossible to put into words how much he has meant and will mean to the life of the School. His encouragement and cheerfulness have steered us through many crises and those who have been prepared for confirmation by him will never forget what he has taught them.

We are glad to say that he is to remain on the Governing Body as Deputy Chairman and we hope to have his kindly presence for many years to come.

Mr. WILLINK has added to his many labours for St. Mary's by becoming our new Chairman. We are deeply grateful to him for taking on the Chairmanship when he is so busy and look forward confidently to the future under his able guidance.

We welcome back SIR ERNEST COWERS who had to resign from the Governors when he was put in charge of the defence of London during the war. We are proud and grateful to have him back and are already profiting from his wise judgment and great experience.

THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY has also very kindly joined our Governors. He is an old friend and his daughter Sheila, Mrs. Harvie Clark, will be known to many of you. It is a great honour and a great joy to welcome our Diocesan Bishop as a Governor.

It is with deep regret that we have to announce the resignation of two most valued Governors owing to the pressure of other work.

Mr. O. S. CLEVERLEY has been a friend for many years and we still hope to see him when his work brings him to this neighbourhood. We congratulate Rugby on its new Headmaster, SIR ARTHUR FFORDE. Our only regret about this appointment is that it means that we lose Sir Arthur as a Governor.

GOVERNORS, July 1948 The Right Hon. Henry Willink, M.C., K.C., Chairman.

The Ven. Archdeacon of Wilts., Deputy Chairman.

Sir Ernest Gowers, K.C.B., G.B.E. W. G. Phillips, Esq. Sir Granville Ram, K.C.B. The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.

Miss Steel, O.B.E. Lady Colum Crichton Stuart.

SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1947-8 J947 September— 19. Beginning of Term.

20. A party to Conservative Gymkhana and Fete in Recreation Ground.

28. The Rev. J. Pettus in Chapel.

October— 3. Pianoforte Recital for Bentley School in St. Mary's Hall: Miss Jean Hamilton.

4. Lacrosse Matches v. South Wilts. Grammar School.

5. The Rev. C. Brown took evening service. ii. Governors' Meeting. Lacrosse and Netball Matches v. Westonbirt.

Entertainment by prizewinners in Calne Local Talent Competition.

17. I lealth Festival: Junior Service, The Rev. J. T. Davies.

Senior Service, The Rev. G. L. Deuchar.

Pianoforte Recital: Irene Kohler.

18. St. Luke's Day. Lacrosse Matches v. Downe House.

25. Lacrosse Matches v. Newbury Grammar School.

26. " Bodington Sunday ".

November— i. To " Quiet Wedding " at Calne Cinema.

3. Expedition to the Downs. Hallowe'en entertainment.

7. Talk for Sixths and Upper Fifth on Social Service work, by Mr. Cottam.

8. Netball Matches v. Bristol University.

Play Reading : Pride and Prejudice.

10. Fourth Forms to Mayor-making.

11. Old Girls' Lacrosse Match.

20. Princess Elizabeth's Wedding Day. Entertainment by Lower Fifth in aid of refugees in Pakistan.

22. Music Festival : Conductor, Dr. Reginald Jacques.

27. Film of Royal Wedding at Calne Cinema.

29. Lacrosse Matches v. Godolphin.

30. The Confirmation : Bishop of Salisbury.

December— 2. Sixth Forms took part in Wilts. Schools Carol Festival.

4. Play Reading : The Importance of being Earnest.

Party to Melksham : Engel Lund.

6. School Dance. Upper Fifth entertainment.

10. Sixth Forms to recital by Church Choir.

11. Party to Bentley School's performance of / hare Five Daughters.

13. Netball Match, Staff v. Leaving Girls.

14. Carol Service.

15-16. Form Shakespeare Competition.

17. Mark Reading.

1948— January— 16. Beginning of Term.

29. Governors' Meeting in London.

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February— 12. Lantern Lecture on Tibet by Mr. Kempson.

19. Concert by the Czech Trio.

21. Film Show by " Guidance " Films.

23. Half-Term holiday. Expedition to Castle Combe.

Lower Fifth gave party in the evening.

24. Girton Entrance Examination began.

28. Lacrosse Match v. South Wilts. Grammar School.

29. Mr. G. L. Heawood in Chapel.

March— i. St. Hugh's Entrance Examination began.

4. Lantern Lecture on Hong Kong by Miss Gibbins to Church Fellowship.

6. Piano Recital by Mr. B. Hylton-Stewart and Mr. Ferry.

13. Lacrosse and Netball Matches v. Newbury County School.

15. Drill Competition, judged by Mrs. Baird.

18. Poore and Osmund play : The Rose and the Ring.

19. Edmund Rich and Grosstete Play : Quality Street.

20. Moberly Play : Richard of Bordeaux.

Lacrosse and Netball Matches v. Westonbirt.

21. Canon Matthews in Chapel.

22. Mark Reading.

April — i. Inter-Schools Lacrosse Tournament at Merton Abbey.

29. Beginning of Term.

May— 1. Party to final concert of Bath Assembly.

2. Miss Gibbins' birthday.

4. Party to hear Bishop of Salisbury in the Town Hall.

5. The " Elijah " in Calne Parish Church.

6. Ascension Day. General Knowledge Paper. Picnic to Sandy Lane.

8. Tennis v. Marlborough.

15. Tennis Matches v. Downe House.

20. Talk to Sixth Forms by Professor Kitto on " Greek and Shakespearean Drama ".

22. Tennis Match v. Marlborough.

24. Building work begun on the Chapel Lawn.

Talk by Miss Peile on Nursing.

27. Song Recital by Jan van der Gucht.

31. Talk by the Bishop of Nelson.

June— 3. Second Talk to Sixth Forms by Professor Kitto on Greek Drama.

4. Staff Tennis Match.

5. Governors' Meeting. Tennis Match v. Sherborne.

9. The " St. John Passion " at Marlborough.

11. French Oral Examination.

12. Fathers' Match.

13. Evening Chapel taken by Canon Matthews.

16. Talk to Upper Sixth by Miss Hurrell, Headmistress of the Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong.

25. Performance of The Frogs of Aristophanes by the Balliol Players.

Frolic Supper for Alison Maclean's Exhibition to St. Hilda's, Oxford.

26. Cricket and Rounders Matches v. Newbury County School.

27. The Rev. C. E. Moxley in Chapel.

30. Higher School Certificate began.

Sixths and Upper Fifth to performance of Hamlet at Stratford Memorial Theatre.

Junior Sports.

July;. Founders' Day Service in The Hall. Preacher, The Rev. C. B. Canning.

In the afternoon there was a short concert by the orchestra, followed by a ballet, The Pied Piper.

5. School Certificate began.

6. A performance of The Pied Piper was given in Bowood to the Women's Institutes.

8. Senior Hymn-playing.

9. The two Head Girls went to help at the U.G.S. Bazaar in London.

10. Cricket with Marlborough "Rustics".

Tennis Match v. Royal School, Bath.

A party went to the Conservative Fete at Rumsey House.

14. Tennis Match v. Westonbirt.

17. Cricket v. Marlborough " Casuals ".

A third performance of The Pied Piper was given in aid of the Bishops' Appeal.

19. Upper Fifth to see over Harris's factory.

21. Mark Reading.

THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation was held by the Bishop of Salisbury on Advent Sunday, 3Oth November, at the Parish Church.

The following were confirmed : Jane Baynes Jane Craufurd June Des Clayes Robina Deuchar Robin Empson Charmian Fearnley Jane Fletcher Jennifer Hickje Christina Maclean Susannah MacRae Mary Matthews Jennifer Mitchell

Shireen Moore Ruth Orr Susan Pedder Bette Pite Julia Routh Elisabeth Schubart Rosemary Sellers Elizabeth Steele Jane Thomas Margaret Willcocks Julia Willink Isabella Wilson

Fifty-eight friends and relations were present and signed the Confirmation Register.

We are very grateful to those who have taken Services or spoken to us in Chapel this year : The Bishop of Salisbury ; The Bishop of Nelson; Canon Matthews ; The Rev. Pettus ; The Rev. J. T. Davies ; The Rev. C. B. Canning ; The Rev. C. E. Moxley ;

of Singapore ; The Bishop C. Brown; The Rev. J. G. L. Deuchar; The Rev. Mr. G. L. Heawood.

During Lent, 1947, Canon Matthews gave a course of sermons in Calne Parish Church on Wednesday evenings, which were attended "by some of the School.

FREE-WILL OFFERINGS Receipts

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8 Balance Weekly Collections 37 3 Health Festival 15 ii Sanatorium Box ii St. Margaret's 5 2 Chapel Box 17 Bishop's Appeal (Collection at Music 8 9 Festival) Bishop of Kimberley (Collection at Confirmation) 2 7 Bishop of Sherborne I 14 Memorial 2 Old Girl

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U.G.S. 21 8* o Carriage on Goods to Canon Veazey 2 4 Church of England 8 6 i Children's Society 9 Governesses' Benevolent Institution 2 Chapel Flowers 2 o Bishop's Appeal— Church Schools 8 Bishop of Sherborne i Memorial 9 Old Ladies 2 6 Missions to Seamen 2 o Mrs. Veazey's I Memorial 2 Blind Babies P.D.S.A. I Calne Musical Society I Royal Cancer Hospital1 2.

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THE HEALTH FESTIVAL Gifts for the Health Festival were received from a large number of people, including the following : Miss Alexander Miss Clark Miss Cridland Miss Damant Mrs. Ede Miss Harris Miss Moore Miss Williams T. Ball L. Barlee G. Beale J. Blaythwayt E. Bickersteth F. Brocklebank B. Brickdale A. Brown D. Brown M. Burdett J. Burrell M. Brockway M. Chitty M. Chapman W. Dallas-Ross P. Des Clayes S. Dibley D. Drabble

J, Drabble M. Field A. Fraser S. Gregory E. Groves F. Groves M. Goodden S. Hobson E. Homfray R. Howell E. Hunkin A. James J. Johnston G. Kirby A. Knollys M. Lees J. Maclean J. Martin E. McGowan B. Mitchell H. Mitchell H. Moore E. Maundrell D. Nicholson R. Orr

P. Pedley A. Powlett B. Pryor H. Pullon A. Roberts A. Rodd T. Salmon R. Strode R. Swann L. Tanner J. Tanqueray S. Taylor E. Thomas M. Thynne K. Trow J. Trower D. Turk A. Wallace B. Wallis J. Westlake M. Westmacott D. Willcocks C. Willis E. Willway S. Winser

THE STAFF During the year we have been glad to welcome on the Staff Miss Stedmond, to teach History ; Miss Gutkind, to teach German ; Miss Stannard, to teach Art; Miss Straton, to St. Margaret's ; Miss Lewellen, to teach Music ; and Miss Diack, to be in charge of the Sanatorium, where she has been helped by Mrs. Vines and Mrs. Moxley.

We were sorry to say goodbye to Miss Whittle who left to be married, after a year and one term, Sister Mansell after a year and two terms, and Mr. le Fleming after five years.

THE STAFF—July 1948 RESIDENT:

Miss Thouless (Senior Mistress), English.

Mademoiselle Antoine, French and Italian.

Miss Brett, Mathematics.

Miss Chard, Physics and Mathematics.

Miss Gutkind, German and Latin.

Miss Hollingworth, Classics.

Miss Hort, French and Divinity.

Miss Lewellen, Piano.

Miss Macdonald, Junior School.

Miss Nesbitt, Music.

Miss Stannard, Art.

Miss Stedmond, History.

Miss Straton, Junior School.

Miss Stona, Geography.

Miss Williams, Violin.

Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Biology and Chemistry.

Miss Wilson, Head Gardener.

Miss Greenwood, Matron.

Miss Weetman, Matron.

Miss Jackson, Housekeeper.

Miss Hamilton, Cook.

Miss Porter, Cook.

Miss Diack, Sister-in-Charge, Sanatorium.

Mrs. Hart, Secretary.

NON-RESIDENT : Mr. le Fleming, Director of Music.

Mr. Nightingale, Wind Instruments.

Miss Bowlby, 'Cello.

Mrs. Everby, English.

Mr. Lovell, Piano.

Mrs. Vines, Assistant, Sanatorium.

SCHOOL LIST—July 1948 UPPER SIXTH Holly Robinson Ursula Nicholson (1) Joanna Hughes Catherine Westmacott Elizabeth Burnett Anne Morris Jane Pelly Alison Gordon Jacqueline Tate Jane Woodroffe Susan Woodroffe Anne Carey

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LOWER FIFTH (Miss Hollingworth) Jennifer Allen Ann Badham Patricia Barbour Gillian Bliss Angela Boschi Elizabeth Copeman Susan Cowdell Ann Deuchar Prunella Dibley Bridget Fiercer.

Susan Garnons-Williams Ann Mandeville Jean Meikle Janet Nicholson Lucy Nugee Elizabeth Pite Julia Routh Elizabeth Schubart Rosemary Sellers Patricia Shaw Christina Smith Shirley Smith Rosemary Sutton Jean Turner Sally Webb Juliet Williams Isabella Wilson Jennifer Wright

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UPPER FOURTH (West) (Miss Hort) Celia Carr (5) Elizabeth Crawley Sybil Ford Susan Glover Jennifer Haddon Hilary Harrison (6) Elizabeth Helder Margaret Kingston Maureen Holbrow (i) Katherine Hughes Janet Innes Gillian Kempe Meriel Lewis Delia Marshall Mary Miller Hilary Moore Mary Nugee Bryony Powell Patricia Stratton Shirley Stratton Jeanetta Vaughan Joy Watkins Susan Wilson Jennifer Wykeham

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UPPER FOURTH (East) (Miss Chard) Shirley Aldrick Elizabeth Allen Catherine Christie Josephine Delap Jane Godfrey Alison Gresford Jones Mollie Maurice Jean Mountford Celestria Noel Jane Parry-Jones Verity Pinney Elizabeth Bertram Thomas Susan Wedgwood 13

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LOWER FOURTH (Miss Stedmond) Joanna Bland Georgina Chitty Priscilla Copeman Prudence Davies Hilary Dewar Anne Gunning Ann Holbrow Jane Hopcraft Veronica Johnston Ann Limehouse Ann Macfadyen (3) Fynvola Maclean Sarah Montagu Helen O'Hanlon

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FORM II Wendy Blackburn Antonia Dugdale Jill Pickford Janet Vaughan Jennifer Watkin Daphne Williams FORM I (Miss Straton) Alexandra Bridgewater Sally Smith Rosemary Wilson (8) Trevor Wiltshire KINDERGARTEN Anne Cameron Gillian Cole Adrian Estcourt Alastair Heath II

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Age Angela Hillyard 17 4 42 Marcia Holbrow 7 8 42 Jane Keevil 3 2 43 Wendy Laughlin 26 i 42 (9) Carol Maundrell 6 7 41 Jennifer Pickford 28 7 42 John Robbins 6 6 43 Elizabeth Saunders 21 n 42 Anne Smellie 3 6 42 Neilma Williams 28 3 42 John Wilson 15 8 4 42 Holly Robinson will again be Head Girl next term.

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Daughters of Jean Hughes (Sorsbie).

Daughter of Frances Groves (Farnfield).

Daughters of Margaret Maclean (Randolph).

Daughter of Rachel Orr (Stiles).

Daughter of Mary Crawley (Durst).

Daughter of Gladys Helder (Burnett).

Daughter of Margery Scott (Parker).

Son of Roger Wiltshire.

Daughter of Enid Maundrell (Thomas).

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OLD GIRLS Oxford University Final Honours School of Natural Science : Class II : E. Willink.

Bristol University B.A. (Com.) : E. Thomas.

First M.B.: C. Willis.

Durham University First M.B.: M. Chitty.

A.R.C.M J. Burrell, E. Groves.

A.R.C.M. Singing (Solo Performance) R. Strode.

Nightingale International Foundation Travelling Scholarship : G. Kirby.

Rachel MacMillan Training College (Vacancy) : D. Turk.

Central School of Dramatic Art (Vacancy) : R. Fortescue, Brickdale.

PRESENT GIRLS Oxford University Exhibition in Classics. St. Hilda's College. Alison Maclean.

Vacancy (English) Lady Margaret Hall. Daphne Hort.

Cambridge University Vacancy (Geography) Girton College. Annis Heawood.

Music Associated Board Grade VIII Final:

Alison Gordon Judith Rose Grade VII Advanced : Alison Gordon Judith Rose Susan Green Grade VI Intermediate : Prunella Dibley Miriam Groves Jane Fletcher Jennifer Houghton Susannah MacRae

Pass with Merit Pass Distinction Pass Pass Pass with Merit Pass Pass Pass Pass

Royal Academy of Music Vacancy : Judith Rose.

National Society of Domestic Studies Cookery Certificate, December, 1947 : Class II : Holly Robinson, Pamela Thomas.

School Certificate—July 1947 G. Brown *A. Miller-Hallett *S. Moore A. Carey *S. Newman S. Chavasse R. Newton *F. Crook L. D'Aubuz M. Nickson *J. Des Clayes S. Parry-Jones *M. Paterson *R. Deuchar C. Fearnley *B. Roach J. Roach *M. Groves *J. Rose *G. Johnson *M. Kent *A. Walmsley *M. Mackenzie-Stuart * Matriculation Exemption.

S. Taylor Senior.

Higher Certificate—July 1947 C. Willis

General Knowledge Results Maximum 200 1. F. Crook 107 2. E. Burnett .

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Junior.

I. A. Limehouse Parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Nickson Archdeacon and Mrs. Harrison

72 per cent.

Maximum 200 m 175!

MUSIC OF THE YEAR Autumn Term. Irene Kohler, Piano recital.

Jean Hamilton, Piano recital.

Music Festival.

Engel Lund, recital in Melksham.

Local Talent Concert.

Recital in Calne Church.

Wiltshire Carol Festival.

Carol Service in Calne Church.

Spring Term. " Elijah " in Calne Church.

Recital by Mr. B. Hylton Stewart and Mr. Ferry.

Czech Trio, recital.

Summer Term. Victor da Sabata and L.P.O. at Bath Assembly. " St. John Passion " at Marlborough.

Recital by Jan van der Gucht.

This year we have concentrated more on making music ourselves than on listening to others making it, which is perhaps a good thing, though we have had five very enjoyable recitals during the year.

Mr. Jan van der Gucht especially gave us a very pleasant evening and his programme, varying from songs by Schubert to the very popular setting of " The Owl and the Pussycat " by Victor Hely-Hutchinson, could not have failed to suit all tastes.

The programme of our annual Music Festival too, was varied, the chief work being Vaughan Williams' setting of the Magnificat. Some of the choir took the solo part, and Miss Williams played the flute part on the violin. It was a very difficult work to sing, but everybody taking part had grown to like it, though it must be said that it was with some relief that we reached the final item of the Concert—a riotous setting of " Yarmouth Fair ", which was enthusiastically encored.

As well as our own Carol Service, the Sixth Forms were asked to join in the Wiltshire Carol Festival in Calne Parish Church—a gathering of about five hundred children from all over Wiltshire.

Calne also gave a very entertaining concert composed of the winning items from their Local Talent Competitions in the Hall. Some people were able to go and hear a recital of songs and pieces for violin and piano (played by Miss Williams and Miss Nesbitt) in the Parish Church.

We were also very glad to be able to hear a performance of Mendelssohn's " Elijah " by the Calne Musical Society.

For those who were able to go, one of the highlights of the year was the expedition to Bath on the first Saturday of the Summer Term.

It was a thrilling concert, and music was not the only attraction, as Princess Margaret was present, sitting only a few rows away from the St. Mary's party, and we also caught a glimpse of her afterwards driving through the streets on her way back to Windsor.

The performance of the " St. John Passion " at Marlborough College was greatly enjoyed by all from St. Mary's who sang in it, and we were very glad to have the chance of singing in this work,.

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though some'of us felt that it was still rather overshadowed by memories of the " B minor Mass " of last year.

The hymn-playing competitions have been slightly altered, and now involve competitors in playing several hymns in Chapel before entering the finals. These were held in the Summer Term, and senior badges were awarded to Jane Craufurd, Faith Crook and Alison Gordon. A great many juniors entered, but though several were awarded a first class, only one badge was given, to Elizabeth Steele.

The Choir and Probationers have sung several anthems during the year, notably " Prevent us, O Lord ", composed by Mr. le Fleming, and dedicated to the Choir of St. Mary's. We are very sorry to have to add that this anthem, together with a topical parody of one of his favourite rounds, was sung as a parting gift, as Mr. le Fleming has left St. Mary's to compose in peace. Mr. le Fleming has taught singing here for five years, and only those who have learnt with him can fully appreciate what he has done for the music of the School, and in what an entertaining and encouraging way he has done it.

We are indebted to all the music Staff, and especially to Miss Nesbitt and Miss Williams, for all the coaching and extra time they have given to us to better the music of the School during the year.

Long may they continue to do so !

ALISON GORDON THE ORCHESTRA When I was engaged to come to St. Mary's School, I was given to understand that my main function was to develop a love of orchestral playing amongst the inmates. I had had no experience of this work— beyond conducting a gramophone for practice—but was very keen, enthusiastic, hopeful and quite certain that all members of the orchestra were angels, and that therefore the music we made would be of a celestial quality. It took me a full term to find out how wrong I was on both counts, the lesson being brought home to me at the end of term concert, when one oboe got completely out of hand and did the most unexpected things at full capacity. The next morning I was informed by a member of the School that the orchestra had been most amusing to listen to ; it had always been a joke and she supposed it always would be. A few days later I was handed a very clever and delightful poem, written with apologies to T. E. Brown, beginning, "An oboe is a lovesome thing, God wot, Sometimes, however, it is not."

During our weekly meetings, we of the orchestra attempt to do many things. We learn concentration, the ability to keep our attention from wandering even though strange things are happening either on our own instruments or on someone else's. We see the team spirit in operation, we develop our assthetic sense, our muscles, we train our ears and learn to have our eyes in two places at the same time, one on 15

the music and one on the conductor, and we let off'steam which might be unprofitably employed elsewhere.

The lessons to be learnt from orchestral playing are many and varied: how to follow a leader, how to be a good listener, the difference between right and wrong, the result of striking a false note, and we are made to realise that we cannot all be soloists. We acquire a feeling for tone colour, for rhythm, for balance and the knowledge of when to stop.

E. F. WILLIAMS

STRATFORD As we took ourselves wearily over to bed on 3<Dth June, it seemed impossible to think that we had -actually been to Stratford and back and that the great day was over. It had been a success from the moment when we first entered the super-luxury buses with their high-backed padded seats which resembled horse-boxes, until we disembarked at School again at about half past eight in the evening. The journey passed quickly, comfortably, refreshed by biscuits passed round halfway through the morning and enlivened by the various aspects of the country through which we passed. We arrived at 12 noon and immediately sixty blue berets were let loose in Stratford and could be seen dotted around the town until two o'clock, when all were gathered into the theatre. To those who had been lucky enough to go last year as well, there was little difference in the place ; the theatre was perhaps mellower, the antique shops more profuse and certainly there seemed to be an even greater number of busts and pictures of Shakespeare everywhere. Although Shakespeare's church and birth-place and school had their usual contingent of sight-seers, it would perhaps be safe to say that the only place visited by all and sundry was the icecream shop ! It would be hardly fair to quote statistics here, but Wall's ices are not an everyday luxury for most people !

Odd little shops buried beneath heavy black beams and abounding in postcards and brass ornaments ; bulging, thick-paned low windows, overflowing with copies of Shakespeare's most famous plays ; genuine and pseudo antiques mingled in pleasurable confusion ; half-hidden low doorways ; fascinating little Tudor houses squashed between more recent buildings ; everything that Stratford could offer was displayed to our eager and appreciative eyes. Lunch was consumed beside the river, a choice profitable to the swans who glided majestically up and down the water, their greedy beaks snatching any morsel thrown to them.

The theatre was, naturally enough, crowded and there were a great many other schools there, both known and unknown to us.

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more closely than we expected. We were appropriately thrilled by the gruesome music which heralded the arrival of the ghost, although its effect was rather worn away by constant repetition whenever it was thought necessary to announce a tragic event. The ghost's exits were remarkably effective since he did appear just to fade away into the darkness, but the atmosphere was rather lost when he began to speak, since his voice varied from a horrific bellow to a hoarse and bloodcurdling gasp. However, I do not think anyone could truthfully say that she did not enjoy the performance, and it was a great experience for those who were either seeing Hamlet for the first time or who were at their first Stratford production. With Robert Helpmann as Hamlet, Diana Wynyard as the Queen, Esmond Knight as the Ghost and First Gravedigger, we were fortunate enough to see a very good cast. Victorian dress did not seem very out-of-place and the dresses were lovely. We might take a lesson from the swift and silent changings of the scenes and from the careful groupings as well as from the acting.

The whole performance was greatly enjoyed and it seemed an anticlimax to emerge from a world of Shakespearean images into an ordinary grey day with people hurrying about their own everyday affairs. However, we all trooped soberly back to the buses and were soon off on our journey through the countryside of Gloucester and Warwick, back to familiar Wiltshire, leaving Shakespeare's statue still gazing serenely out over the river to the tall theatre where actors were hastily changing for their evening performance, having given pleasure and excitement to many during a memorable afternoon. As we dropped off to sleep at lastâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;" perchance to dream ? "â&#x20AC;&#x201D;quotations came crowding round, swift images of a stage set for tragedy and a kaleidoscopic impression of a day full of new sights and feelings, for which we have to thank Miss Gibbins and Miss Thouless for making it all possible, and Miss Jackson for the wonderful picnics and refreshments she provided.

A. MORRIS COMPANY PLAYS Quality Street This production of Quality Street by Grosstete and Edmund Rich was well done and the general effect was pleasing. The atmosphere of the ladies of Quality Street was well brought out, specially by M. Groves, S. Moore and A. Walmsley, as the three spinsters. The arrangement of the stage was not elaborate but trouble had been taken over it, and the Blue and White Room looked very pleasant. The grouping and entrances were mostly good and the play moved quickly, the humorous touches being emphasised well. More might have been made of the Ball scene, which did not seem to go as well as the others, but the children in Act II were very good, specially G. Chitty and A. Limehouse, who spoke well. Most of the success of the performance lay in P. Harvey's acting of Miss Phcebe, which was sympathetic and 17

pleasant to watch. She aroused interest and affection and was ably supported by J. Peterkin and S. Parry-Jones as Miss Susan and Capt.

Brown. All three spoke clearly and were almost word-perfect, though Miss Susan was a little difficult to hear at first. Patty, played by P. Dibley and Ensign Blades were good, although Angela Boschi as Lt. Spicer could have put more into her part; also E. Allen who was Miss Charlotte. J. Routh (the sergeant) was quite good, and on the whole the smaller parts weie well taken. The play was successful, the costumes gaily coloured and most of the characters convincing.

S. Parry-Jones had a difficult job both acting and producing but managed both well,, and the play was greatly enjoyed.

The Rose and The Ring (Pooie and Osmund) We had all been expecting great things from this play owing to the elaborate preparations that had been going on previously, and we were certainly not disappointed. From the very beginning it went almost without a hitch and I think that the actors enjoyed themselves as much as the audience.

It was an excellent play to choose, as it had sufficient parts for nearly every member of both Companies, and no part was too long or too difficult. Susan Green and Janny Hughes were both exceedingly good, as Giglio and Bulbo respectively, and they both threw themselves into their parts and wer; consequently very amusing. Christina Maclean was the ideal Betsinda and sang her part in the songs very well. Mary Nickson as Angelica was also very good. Holly Robinson as Hedsoff, Susan Woodroffe as Smith and Susan Wilson as Jones were very entertaining, and Fairy Blackstick, Susannah Macrae, spoke very clearly, though her part did not allow for much action or variety in tone. Susan Pedder did not altogether remember that she was not herself but the King, although she was very clear, and Elizabeth Burnett was sometimes a little indistinct as the Queen, though always dignified. In the whole production there were very few weak spots and only a few promptings were needed.

Alison Maclean â&#x20AC;˘was a really excellent producer, as she had worked very hard to get everything ready and also to make everyone learn their parts perfectly. Judy Rose managed the clothes very well and all the properties were available at exactly the right time, which is certainly an achievement.

Altogether it was a very enjoyable performance, and I am sure that everyone thoroughly appreciated it and all the hard work that had previously been put into it.

Richard of Bordeaux Moberly gave an interesting performance of Richard of Bordeaux.

In spite of the difficulty of producing costumes of the right period, the effect was good, and the grouping and movements were well planned.

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spoke clearly and moved well, but she under-estimated Richard's sense of humour. The Queen, acted by Jane Thomas, was charming, but might have introduced more variety into the Tower scene. Anne Morris as Robert de Vere gave an excellent performance with great understanding. Margaret Stuart as Gloucester sustained her part well, but Bridget Frewer as Arundel lacked the necessary authority and unpleasantness, while Juliet Williams' performance, though pleasing, lacked character. S. Garnons-Williams made the points of her remarks clearly, especially in her .scene with C. Westmacott as Henry Derby, who, though good, might have spoken more clearly in the first scene.

Maudelyn was most convincing, but G. Kempe over-emphasized the youthfulness of her part. G. Brown, E. Schubart, B. Pite and J. Trevelyan all did well. Moberly are to be congratulated on a good attempt at a most difficult play.

FORM SHAKESPEARE The following scenes were presented :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Upper VI Henry IV, Part I. VI Antony and Cleopatra.

Lower VI Much Ado About Nothing.

Macbeth.

Upper V Lower V Julius C&sar.

Upper IV West Twelfth Night.

Merchant of Venice.

Upper IV East Lower IV Midsummer Night's Dream.

The standard of acting this year was much higher than last year.

In nearly all cases parts were well learned, and generally audible. The general staging and grouping were good, and attention had been paid to lighting and music. The prologues, however, were not always well learned, and the sense was consequently obscured.

The Upper Sixth were commended for their excellent prologue, and a well-thought out and balanced production of the scene at Bangor from Henry IV, Part i, and the cup was won by Lower V for three scenes imm Julius Ccesar.

PLAY-READING SOCIETY During the Autumn and Spring Terms the Play-reading Society read :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Berkeley Square, The School for Scandal, Pride and Prejudice and The Importance of being Earnest.

We have found that the play readings are so popular that they are now attended by the whole School and the Play-reading Society has become simply the source from which we draw our readers and the committee who choose the plays to be read.

"THE FROGS" The Balliol players came here on 2jth June to act The Frogs of Aristophanes. Those of us who had been apprehensive of a strictly intellectual treat were soon relieved. The Greek comedy proved to be quite understandable, especially the local allusions to such things as stodge, semolina and running up the hill. The acting was very good throughout and Dionysius, Xanthias and Euripides were an especial success with the audience. They were able to convey to the spectators who were largely ignorant of Greek Tragedy, the differences between the works of Aeschylus and Euripides. The costumes were very handsome, although occasionally the chorus seemed to be impeded by their flowing draperies. Charon's boat was much appreciated and the general appearance of the great Euripides evoked admiration.

After their efforts the players adorned a " frolic " supper in honour of Alison Maclean and finally spent the night sleeping on the floor at St. Margaret's, which we trust they found comfortable. We enjoyed their production very much and were glad that they were able to come and do it.

J. HUGHES LECTURES Three classes of lectures come into our life. The impersonal, the partly personal and the very personal. We feel it better to leave unsaid what the unhappy few know about this last-named !

Of the partly personal our knowledge is extensive coming from, firstly, sermons in church, secondly, sermons out of church, and thirdly, all talks which while addressed to the mass are directed at various individuals. Such lectures should at all costs be interesting.

Provided that they are interesting we most enjoy lectures of the impersonal class. If interest is lacking in the subject matter it can often be found instead in the voice or appearance of the lecturerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or vice versa.

In the Winter Term Mr. Kempson gave us a lecture illustrated by lantern slides on the difficulties and joys of climbing Mount Everest, a lecture which was interesting in itself, but which was also enhanced by his amusing delivery. In the Spring Term we heard an interesting lecture on social welfare. In the Summer Term we were fortunate in hearing two particularly interesting lectures from Professor Kitto on Greek drama as compared with Elizabethan drama ; also a lecture from Miss Peile on nursing as a career ; and one from the Bishop of Nelson, who came down to tell us about the Anglican Church in New Zealand, and the life of the clergy there. This lecture was a successful combination of light and serious matter.

We are very grateful to Miss Gibbins for getting these lecturers to come and speak to us and also for giving us so many lectures of all three classes herself.

M. KENT

ART OF THE YEAR The studio, with Miss Stannard's invaluable help, has managed to produce a great number of highly artistic, as well as very useful efforts during the past year.

Although the number of entries for the Company Art Competition was rather disappointing, there were some very encouraging pieces of work, especially from the juniors. The vase was won by Poore. Their outstanding entry was a very lively illustration of " Goblin Market " by E. Burnett. We are very grateful to the Art . master of the Bentley School who kindly judged it for us.

Some very cuddly and inviting toys were made during the Spring— mainly by the Upper IV's—for the U.G.S. sale, where they sold very well. Everyone enthusiastically helped with the clothes and props, for the ballet. They were all beautifully designed by Miss Stannard.

The usually tidy studio was draped with yards of meat-cloth, dyed and undyed, which later turned into very becoming costumes for the rats ; the floor was bespattered with pale blue distemper which had strayed from the coating of an outsize but very effective top hat.

We are most grateful to Miss Stannard for her untiring help, and for keeping the studio—which has been repainted in pink and grey— so attractively decorated with people's work.

ANNE WALMSLEY THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY The Natural History Society has had quite a good year on the whole, though there have been no startling records of birds seen or flowers found. We have missed Susan Taylor's ever-ready knowledge a great deal.

Although not a great deal has been seen, it is certainly not through lack of effort. There are some very keen and interested people, but far too many people only show their interest, which usually lies dormant, when out on walks.

Some very well-kept diaries have been kept this year, and J. Wright won first prize for hers.

We are very sorry to have to say good-bye to Elizabeth Burnett, who has been such an active and keen Head. We shall miss her a great deal next year.

S. PARRY-JONES " THE PIED PIPER " If the cast of the ballet would have been content with one appreciative audience, they certainly must have felt their hard work rewarded with four audiences. They performed the Pied Piper to St. Margaret's and their parents, on Founders' Day, and again a fortnight later for the Bishop's Appeal. They also did an open-air performance at Bowood, for the local Women's Institutes.

Elizabeth Schubart, in the title role, charmed the audience as well as the rats and children. She was clad in a suitably " pied " costume of red and yellow. Joanna Hughes was outstanding as a very pompous mayor, and was proficient at thumping on tables in a rage, and at sleeping when trouble was past. Her colleagues, the four aldermen, were equally pompous as they marched in bearing their tokens of office. Their dignity, however, did not prevent them from dancing in a very skittish manner with the parents and children in the celebrations for the riddance of the rats.

The children, who opened the ballet with a dance to the tune of " Girls and Boys come out to play ", made the audience enjoy their dancing and mime as much as they themselves enjoyed doing it. They added colour and gaiety to the ballet, with their full skirts or multicoloured knickerbockers and garlands of flowers, and they managed to look deceptively innocent . . . (they were mostly from the Upper Fourth Forms).

Staid members of the Sixth Forms were their fathers and mothers, and these parents managed to look very distraught at the loss of their children. In fact, the plaintiveness of the final tableau, with the children and Pied Piper on the platform and the parents below with outstretched arms in a circle round the pathetic lame boy (C. Christie) is reputed to have moved a distinguished visitor to tears in one of the rehearsals.

Perhaps the dance which was enjoyed most, was the " pas de deux" by Elizabeth Burnett and Susan Cowdell as charwomen, cleaning the Town Hall in preparation for the mayor's Conference.

They invented their steps themselves, and with the help of yellow dusters, and a mixture of frivolity and dignity, created much mirth, which was increased with the entrance of hordes of rats, which forced them to climb on chairs and hold up their skirts in the approved fashion. " Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats " is a very apt description of the rats composed mostly of members of the Lower V. Their rattish gesticulations were very convincing and one really began to wonder . . . however, such incidents as losing their tails at times proved their identity.

We have to thank Miss Barkley for producing and doing so much hard work for the ballet, Miss Lewellen for her endurance in playing the music which was mostly from " the Children's Overture " by Roger Quilter, for all the rehearsals and performances, and all the other Staff who so valiantly worked on the night shift to have the clothes ready in time.

G. JOHNSON We have just heard that ÂŁ10 iys. 6d. was raised for the Bishop's Appeal Fund at the third performance of the Pied Piper.

E.M.G.

DANCES OF THE YEAR Miss Gibbins very kindly consented to our holding a dance in the Hall last Autumn Term. Almost immediately a Committee was summoned to make the arrangements, invitations were sent out and large rectangular parcels began to arrive in the Red Hall. The fever of excitement rose higher and on the afternoon of 6th December a selected Decoration Committee set to work. Coloured streamers ran across the Hall; huge vases of Chrysanthemums adorned the stages and various strategic points of the room ; the acting stage was furnished with a sofa and arm-chairs as was the Geography Room, which made a very delightful sitting-room. The band played on the music platform and retired into the room behind from time to time for refreshment.

Cider was served to all, but the Music Rooms were reserved for members of the Staff, who were allowed more potent refreshment, and beer was provided for the band. Miss Jackson provided the most wonderful supper set out on the tables, which were arranged in two long lines down the dining-room. Miss Gibbins welcomed all the guests as they arrived, which broke the ice for us, and the whole dance went with a swing and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who was there.

The summer dance at Marlborough was a much quieter affair owing to several reasons. Only twenty of us were invited ; we did not have the arrangements to make, and many of us were occupied with the ballet which was on the same day. Nevertheless there was an air of excitement in the upper regions before we departed in a wellpadded streamlined bus. The whole School turned out while we paraded in our frocks on the Upper VI lawn and by the row of cameras we had to face one would have thought the press was present in full force. The dance was most enjoyable. Like last year it was held in the Town Hall. The buffet was excellent. Our chaperones Miss Barkley and Miss Williams were provided with partners from the Common Room (one of them won the elimination dance with Mr. Hylton-Stewart owing to a slight misunderstanding about age.) The energetic evening ended with a well-delivered speech by the senior Prefect in which he thanked Miss Gibbins for having allowed us to go.

E. BURNETT COMPANY REPORTS GROSSTETE. This has been a successful year for Grosste'te on the whole. In the Autumn Term we won Junior Company Netball and Company Shooting. We came third in Company Art and Lacrosse and, alas, bottom in Marking Inspection and Dates. We did Quality Street for our Company Play with Edmund Rich and this went very well. We won Junior Company Rounders and came second with Osmund in the Date Competition. Grosstete is a very junior Company at the moment and most people are very keen.

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EDMUND RICH. The Company has not had any outstanding successes this year. We have however achieved a wonderful record by winning the Reading Picture for the sixth year running. We also came top in the Dates Competition in the Autumn Term. Our games should be better in the future with so many juniors.

In the Spring Term the Company combined with Grosstete to produce " a very pleasing performance " of Quality Street. We were very lucky in having both Miss Thouless and Miss Nesbitt who were very helpful.

ANNE CAREY MOBERLY. This year Moberly has not been outstandingly good or bad, although there has been a noticeable improvement in some ways, but results would be more satisfactory if every member were as conscientious and enthusiastic as are a few people. On the whole, however, the Company is united, and worked especially hard over the play in the Spring Term. We did fairly well in Company Netball and Lacrosse during the winter, and came second in the Reading Competition this summer. A greater effort from each person, a general improvement in all spheres, not only in games and competitions, but also in carrying out the Company duties, would raise the standard of results and enable the Company to do even better. ;ANNE MORRIS

OSMUND. This year has been a better one for the Company, and we were not lower than third in any competition. We won the Lacrosse Shield, for which every member had to compete, and we were second in Art, Shooting and Marking Inspection. If only everyone made an extra effort we might do really well.

In the Spring Term we joined with Poore, and Alison Maclean produced The Rose and the Ring, which caused much amusement both at rehearsals and at the performance.

JANE WOODROFFE POORE. Poore started the year with a flourish by winning the Company Art Competition, and getting the Cup for the only marking inspection of the year.

We did quite well at Lacrosse in that we tied with Osmundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as far as marks for play were concerned, but we lost over our lacrosse tests.

F. Crook and S. Ruthven did well in Company Shooting, but we did not otherwise excel in the Netball line.

We derived much enjoyment from doing The Rose and the Ring with Osmund in the Spring, and it was a great success, especially the solos, which were appreciated by all.

The Rounders team got into the finals, which was good, and we rounded off the year triumphantly by winning the Date Cup. ELIZABETH BURNETT 24

FROLICS AND HOLIDAYS Not even the most conscientious objectors to the ordinary School week could complain that we have had any shortage of holidays this year. This has been partly due to the brilliance of our scholars, partly due to the fact that Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh very obligingly decided to get married, partly to Half-Term, and of course, Ascension Day. The Christmas Term is the right time for parties, and we finished Half-Term Monday with a hilarious Hallowe'en celebration organised by the Upper VI. " Bobbing " for apples was a great feature of the evening, if rather a wet one, and some people showed a remarkable aptitude for eating buns off strings. On zoth November, we listened to the Royal Wedding service, and the commentaries on the processions. The Lower V entertained us with a performance of " Snow White " in the evening, which was very good, though members of the cast seemed to have slight difficulty in removing their make-up afterwards.

The Spring, or as the more pessimistic prefer to call it, the Lent Term, is never very long, but thanks to " mumpers " it was considerably shorter than usual, and we managed to get an extra week's holiday, which caused great rejoicing. At Half-Term we had a real film in the Hall which was very lucky, as we could not have infected Calne cinema with mump germs. Those of us who were not going out on Monday went for an expedition to Castle Combe, where we enjoyed both visiting the church, and sliding down the long hill into the Village.

The Lower Fifth treated us to another party at which everyone had to appear in " the New Look ". Some of the improvised costumes were very original, if a trifle scanty.

The most amazing feature about Ascension Day, was that the weather broke with tradition and kept fine. We started off the day with the General Knowledge Paper, when some people put forth the original ideas that "Dr. Pond" discovered oxygen, and that Sir Lancelot was heard to sing " Camelot, Camelot " by the river. Our usual picnic at Sandy Lane was great fun, and surprisingly enough there were no late arrivals. Alison Maclean won us a Frolic by getting an exhibition to St. Hilda's, and was able to come and celebrate it with us. The " Balliol Players " came and did a performance of The Frogsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in Englishâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and our Frolic Supper was invaded by a Bohemian crowd of yellow-shirted young men.

Altogether we have had a very eventful year in the way of holidays and we owe a special debt of gratitude to Miss Jackson, Miss Hamilton and Miss Porter, who always provide such marvellous food on these occasions.

M. NICKSON

GAMES Oct. 4th.

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LACROSSE ist XII v. South Wilts Grammar School Under 15 XII v. South Wilts Grammar School ist XII v. Westonbirt 2nd XII v. Westonbirt ist XII v. Downe House and XII v. Downe House ist XII v. Newbury County School 2nd XII v. Newbury County School ist XII v. Old Girls ist XII v. Godolphin Under 15 XII v. Godolphin ist XII v. South Wilts Grammar School ist XII v. Newbury County School 2nd XII v. Newbury County School A XII v. Westonbirt Under 15 XII v. Westonbirt NETBALL Under 14 VII v. Westonbirt Under 13 VII v. Newbury County School ist VII v. Bristol University 2nd VII v. Bristol University Under 13 VII v. Newbury County School Under 13 VII v. Westonbirt

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Lost 1-8 ist VI v. C3 House, Marlborough Home 2nd VI v. C3 House, Marlborough Home Won 5-4 Lost 6-3 ist VI v. Downe House Away 2nd VI v. Downe House Away Draw Won 8-1 ist VI v. B House, Marlborough Home Lost 2-7 2nd VI v. B House, Marlborough Home Won 6-3 ist VI v. Staff Home Lost 3-6 ist VI v. Sherborne (Aberdare Cup) Home Won 6-3 ist VI v. Royal School Home Won 7-2 ist VI v. Westonbirt Home CRICKET AND ROUNDERS Lost 155-96 ist XI v. Fathers Home Lost 79-37 ist XI v. Newbury County School Home Under 13 IX v. Newbury County Lost 2A-i School Home Won by Osmund Company Lacrosse Won by Upper VI Form Lacrosse Won by Grosstete Junior Company Netball Won by Grosstete Company Shooting Won by Lower VI Form Netball Won by Grosstete Junior Company Rounders Won by Upper VI Form Tennis Won by S. Woodroffe Senior Singles Runner-up : G. Brown Won by E. Copeman Junior Singles Runner-up : C. Smith

Lacrosse Colours : S. Agnew, H. Robinson, M. Nicholson.

Tennis Colours : V. Nicholson, A. Carey.

Cricket Colours : J. Baynes.

Umpire Badges.

Autumn 1947. M. Macfadyen, H. Robinson, U. Nicholson, S. Green, A. Shaw, E. Burnett, R. Brickdale, P. Harvey, A. Morris, J. Tate, P. Thomas, J. Woodroffe, S. Woodroffe.

Summer 1948. A. Carey, F. Crook, A. Walmsley, J. Rose, G. Brown, G. Johnson.

THE JUNIOR HOBBIES COMPETITION We were very pleased at the beginning of term when Miss Gibbins told us that we were going to have a Junior Hobbies Competition. Everybody found a hobby that interested them. The Staff have been very kind in giving up their time to arrange expeditions for us. Nearly every Thursday Miss Aubrey took the people doing natural history for walks on the downs, to Bowood, and many other lovely places. Miss Stona started a very interesting hobby, and took people to see places of historical or geographical interest in the neighbourhood. Gardening was one of the most popular hobbies, and many of the competitors kept beautifully illustrated diaries.

Another very popular hobby was the literary competition, which was kindly arranged by Miss Thouless. Junior Hobbies have been very successful for their first term, and we hope it will continue as well as it has begun, for it was enjoyed thoroughly by all.

C. CHRISTIE and J. GODFREY

THE U.G.S. FETE We arrived at Bedford College, which had been lent for the fete soon after 10.30 a.m. and were greeted by the warden of the settlement, Miss Gordon-Jones, who showed us into a room where we found thirty or forty packing-cases, parcels and tea-chests piled high on the floor. Other stalls were being arranged in the room, but nothing had been done about St. Mary's toy stall. Miss Alexander and Miss Greenwood set to work at once and we got the stall up and the parcels unpacked. Many schools had sent us contributions of toys. Headington School, Oxford, and the Lambert School gave very generously.

We managed to tidy up the room and to arrange the stall before going for a sandwich lunch in the lovely grounds of the college.

At 2.30 p.m. the Honourable Mrs. Bowerman opened the fete and we were very gratified to be thanked by her for coming from so far to help.

Immediately the opening was over the stalls were surrounded by hordes of girls from the local schools, and the rooms became so full that one-way traffic had to be instituted. The toy stall was one of the most popular and we soon found ourselves filling up the stall from under the counter.

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Several Old Girls came to help Miss Alexander with the selling and the packing up at the end of the day. The toys which were not sold, were sent to Camberwell to be distributed at Christmas.

We are all most grateful to Miss Alexander for her untiring energy in organising the stall, which made £39 6s. 3d. It is hoped that the total sum raised will be about £1,300.

H. ROBINSON U. NICHOLSON

THE LIBRARY About 130 books have been added to the Bodington Library during the year, and there are others waiting to go into it at the beginning of next term. Although three sections have been moved to the Waiting Room, the Library is growing so steadily that we are rather short of space for storage, although the shelves are still adequate during the term when the books are in use.

We should like to thank all those who have given presents to the Library this year, including : Miss Alexander Lady Holt Wilson Miss Gibbins L. Barlee (Attlee) Miss Thouless H. Moore Miss Stone M. Macfadyen Miss Emerson J. Chase Miss Moore J. Trower Mr. and Mrs. Bing The Sub-Librarians and the Sixth Form have, as usual, worked very hard, especially at the end-of-term checking, and we owe a great deal to J. Hughes, J. Rose and S. Woodroffe for all that they have done in the History and English Sections.

LITERARY COMPETITION A Literary Competition was held in the Summer Term. The prize-winner was Joanna Hughes, we regret that there is not space to print her short story. Mary Nickson and Anne Walmsley were highly commended for poems, and Christina Maclean for a short story.

ENIGMA What colour peace ?—a deep and nightshade blue if Or is it like the Spring, of mingled colours, and of softer hue ?

Is it a midnight flowers, filled with dew, And in the feathery half-shades of a summer night ?

Comes it at that still hour, when the faint light Of stars is dimming, and the mysterious sound Of running water from a moon-smooth stream Murmurs in contrast with the silent ground ?

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COUNCIL CHAMBER, PIED PIPER BALLET.

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THE BATS. PIED PIPER BALLET.

What colour joy ?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a young and living green ?

Or is elusive joy made up of many things ? Can it be seen At early morning, when a silvery sheen Sparkles from dewy cobwebs, and an ethereal trace Of veiling mist is draped across the face Of the fresh earth ? And is joy in the flight Of swooping swallows and of building birds ?

Is joy a radiant dawn, and peace the night ?

MARY NICKSON, Sixth Form, Aged seventeen

VISITORS The following have visited the School during the year : M. Chitty A. Pickering-Pick (Nettlefield) G. Miller-Hallett M. Brockway (Harris) M. Thomas (Barton-Wright) A. Thomas R. Strode A. James R. Swann S. Dibley A. Agnew Miss Roberts M. Robinson C. Troutbeck C. Willis L. Lee Wilson M. Field E. Groves D. Nicholson V. Rodd P. May hew G. Beale P. Saxon T. Burrell J. Turner (Julia) E. Thomas D. Rosedale Miss Sparks S. Taylor Miss Cridland M. Taylor J. Cole A. Brown Miss Alexander D. Hort Miss Steel D. Brown E. Burra H. Mitchell P. Harvey S. Green B. Wallis R. Fortescue Brickdale A. Heawood E. Willink R. Rodd M. Macfadyen J. Smithells F. Brocklebank G. Kirby A. Phillips A. Shaw J. O'Hara (Bridgman) M. Burdett L. Knowles (Carleton) I. and A. Maclean M. Randolph (Maclean) R. Stiitzel (Price) P. Des Clayes J. Newton MAGAZINES We thank the following schools for copies of their School Magazines which we have read with interest : Sherborne School for Girls; Queen Margaret's School, Scarborough; The Royal School, Bath; Leed's Girls' High School; Godolphin School; St. Katherine's School, Taunton; Westonbirt; The Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong.

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OLD GIRLS' SUPPLEMENT Officers of Old Girls' Association President: Miss Gibbins Vice-Presidents : Miss Alexander Miss Jennings Miss Thouless Mile. Antoine Chairman : Gladys Beale, Little Court, Minchinhampton, Glos.

Treasurer: Ruth Baker, Executive and Trustee Dept., Rodney Road, Cheltenham, Glos.

Secretary : Susan Rotherham (Hayter), Bishop's Mead, Farnham, Surrey.

Acting Secretary : Mary Burdett, Pennington Vicarage, Lymington, Hants.

Group Secretaries : I. Ruth Baker, Executive and Trustee Dept., Rodney Road, Cheltenham, Glos.

II. Kathleen Yerbury (Beach), 74 Grove Park Road, Chiswick, W.4.

III. Janet Blaxter (Hollis), Pathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts.

IV. Lucy Moore (Kirby), 24 Powys Avenue, Leicester.

V. Rachel Buck, Bembridge, Avenue Road, St. Albans, Herts.

VI. Gwen Kirby, Matron's Office, St. Thomas's Hospital, S.E.I. Acting Secretary : Audrey Light (Westaway), The Croft, Ray Park Road, Maidenhead.

VII. Elspeth McGowan (Minnis), 5 Belsize Square, London, N.W.3.

VIII. Marcia Gooderham (Matthews), 12 High Spring Gardens Lane, Kcighley, Yorks.

IX. Priscilla Wilson, n Drayton Gardens, London, S.W.io.

X. Torla Mackarness (Tidman), Sheet Farmhouse, Sheet, Petersfield, Hants.

XI. Winsome Dallas Ross, Dalkeith, Englefield Green, Surrey.

XII. Audrey Fletcher, Hinton Priory, Hinton, Charterhouse, Nr. Bath, Som. XIII. Pamela Chadwick, Orchard House, Oundle, Peterborough, Northants.

XIV. Rosamund Strode, Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Bucks.

XV. Jane Renwick, School House, Dover College, Dover.

XVI. Daphne Hort, 20 Avenue Rise, Bushey, Herts.

LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne.

29th July, 1948.

My dear Old Girls, The News Sheet brings you first of all, love and greetings from the School: we are so glad to have seen so many of you this year, and hope for more visits still next year. We are so glad to see you and to hear your news. We do rejoice with many of you in good news, Hrths and engagements and marriages and successes, and we do also sympathise very really with those who have lost dear ones during this year.

The School keeps very full; we shall actually be 131 boarders next term and we are proud that four of the gijls coming new in September are Old Girls' daughters, and one a niece !

We are glad to be getting some building done. It is only a fraction of what we need, and is, as the Head Girl says in her editorial, going to look rather odd outside until the Ministry let us do a little more.

However, it is going to be extraordinarily useful. We hope it will mean that we shall get two more forms out of the Hut into solid rooms, and that we shall be able to use the two rooms released for a much-needed extra sitting-room and for a natural history and craft room where people will really be able to leave things in the making without being told to clear up ! Miss Jackson and her staff will, too, have much more room for their workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we are glad of this because they do so much for us and look after us so well.

You will read accounts of all our activities elsewhere. I do want to thank Miss Alexander especially for all the work she did for us at the U.G.S. Sale and all the loving care she gives to our Old Girls records. I do not know what we should do without her. Miss Thouless, too, has done an enormous amount of work for the News Sheet and Old Girls' News this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and I should like to record that, too.

Indeed, once one starts, one realises what an enormous debt of gratitude the School owes to everyone. St. Mary's has always been, and is still, extraordinarily fortunate in its staff. We are lucky this year to have had so few staff changes. I know you will all be sorry to hear that owing to pressure of work, Mr. le Fleming has had to stop coming for singing lessons, but I know, too, that you will all rejoice to hear that Mr. David Willcocks, Dr. Alcock's successor as organist at Salisbury Cathedral is most kindly going to take his place.

With all possible good wishes to you all, Yours affectionately, ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS LETTER FROM MISS ALEXANDER " Cottesmore ", 17 Beach Avenue, Sanderstead.

July 1948.

My dear Old Girls, I expect you will like to hear how we got on at the U.G.S. Fair on 9th July. We, Miss Greenwoood, the two Head Girls and myself arrived before 10.30 a.m., at Bedford College. What I should have done without their help I cannot imagine, for we were confronted by do2ens of crates, boxes and parcels of toys. Fifteen schools had contributed to the Toy Stall. We had not nearly enough space on our tables to take half the toys sent. We unpacked what we could and put lots more under the tables, with which to replenish when necessary, but even so, many boxes remained unpacked by the end of the day.

These will be used for the Christmas Sale.

We took ÂŁ38 75. May I say how grateful I am to those Old Girls who came to help sell and who packed up at the end. Owing to their energy we got away by 8.30 p.m.

The weather was too cold and threatening for the sale to be held in the lovely garden.

Miss Gibbins has taken over the writing of " News of Old Girls " for the News Sheet. I shall send her any news I get beyond what comes in on your postcards.

It is delightful to have such a long list of new grand-children. I look forward to seeing some more of them.

With love and best wishes to you all, Yours affectionately, E. M. ALEXANDER LETTER FROM O.G.A. CHAIRMAN There is not a great deal to record since the last News Sheet was published.

A most successful London Re-union was held in January ; Elspeth McGowan was responsible for the excellent arrangements, and we are very grateful to her for all she did.

A few of us were privileged to attend the Founders' Day celebrations at St. Mary's and were much impressed by the beautiful singing and the charming ballet devised and produced by Miss Barkley.

More of the O.G.A. have visited St. Mary's from time to time and found a great welcome awaiting them.

We were very glad of the chance to join with the School in running a toy stall at a fete in London in aid of the U.G.S. Mission..

This Mission is known to most generations of Old Girls and they will be sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Veazey in February. We sent a. donation to the Settlement in her memory.

We are appealing in this number for the addresses of a few Old Girls with whom we have lost touch. Their number is amazingly few owing to the energy and enthusiasm of Miss Matthews and Miss Alexander in their letter writing. It does prove what a successful method this is of keeping contact even with many failures on our part!

Miss Matthews often said she felt our education must have been at fault somewhere because we were so bad at answering letters and I fear Miss Alexander would agree ! We cannot be grateful enough to Miss Alexander for carrying on single-handed and keeping the links intact and for everything she does for the O.G.A. As this is my first contribution to the News Sheet as Chairman I should like to record the deep appreciation of the O.G.A. for Ivy Martin's invaluable work as Chairman during a critical period in the O.G.A.'s history.

I should also like to thank Mary Burdett for so nobly taking over the work of Secretary during Susan Rotherham's absence in America.

In conclusion our most grateful thanks go to Miss Gibbins for the welcome she always gives us at St. Mary's and for making us feel, as she does, that we are indeed still a part of St. Mary's School.

GLADYS BEALE

RELIGIOUS READING AND THINKING I am sure that many people, especially soon after they have left school, find themselves rather at a loss about religious reading and thinking. This does not apply nearly so much to those who are at universities and can link up with the Student Christian Movement or to those who live in parishes where there is an active and helpful vicar, but there are, I know, a good many people who are not in touch with any particular religious movement and who do not find much help from their local church.

The Bible Reading Fellowship Notes, which you all get, give you a useful course of reading—and I am sure one does need a course to make one read systematically—but we need more than that. We need to keep abreast of what religious leaders are thinking. We are constantly coming across people who have little religious faith of their own, or who are antagonistic to ours and we feel the need of books to lend them, of arguments with which to counter theirs, and facts to bear out what we know to be true.

Of course, the only ultimate proof of our belief is our own religious experience, and the chief argument in favour of it for other people, is the way we live, but we know too, that we do need constantly to enrich our own experience and to increase our knowledge.

I think that it might help if we published from time to time in the jVw.f Sheet recommendations of books—both new and old. I should be very glad to hear from anyone who would find such recommendations helpful or who has any suggestions to help us all in our religious thinking.

Many of you will have read Sir Frederic Kenyon's The Bible and ^Modern Scholarship (published John Murray, 1948, price 35. 6d.). This is a slight book, but you will find it interesting. It is partly an answer to Bishop Barnes, but is also quite a good introduction to the study of modern historical criticism.

If anyone feels that her own faith needs strengthening or that she needs to think it out again, I know of no better book than Canon Oliver Quick's Doctrines of the Creed. Any book of his needs careful study, but will well repay the study. It is sometimes difficult to get books but almost any library will have Bishop Gore's books, and any of these will be found helpful, particularly Belief in God, Belief in Christ and The Sermon on the Mount.

E. M. GIBBINS

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U.G.S. FAIR, 9th July, 1948 St. Mary's School and O.G.A. undertook to run the Toy Stall at the Fair held for Mission Funds at Bedford College. A full account is given elsewhere. The following very kindly helped at the stall: Miss Alexander, stall-holder Winsome Dallas Ross Miss Greenwood Rachel Brickdale Daphne Hort Heather Dillon Marion Hopkins Anne Harris April Powlett Holly Robinson, Head Girl Diana Carkeet-Janes Ursula Nicholson, Head Girl LONDON RE-UNION, 1948 A London Re-union without austerity. What fun it was. Cold, biting January outside, and inside all the comfort and sense of luxury of a London Club. A really warm room with modern, unseen heating in its panelled walls ; deep pile carpets ; swift smiling service and a tremendous tea. Cream cakes. Such a crowd, it was an adventure trying to cross the room among the balanced tea-cups and the talkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; for there was a feeling of adventure and better-things-round-thecorner in the talk, too. People home from abroad, people out of the Services and starting new lives, husbands home and family life beginning again, even now and then, " We've found a flat ", " We've got a home of our own ". And talk of babies, heaps of babies, new babies and babies growing up. We heard plans remotely ambitious but plans all the same of developments at St. Mary's, which always excite us, and even talk of a not-so-remote beginning.

To our organiser and hostess Elspeth, all thanks. It was an afternoon to enjoy and to be remembered, at the beginning of a new year in a world that has sometimes seemed to be all December.

I. C. MARTIN NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Betty Adnitt (Mrs. Adleman) is Secretary of Gayhurst School, Gerrards Cross.

Susan Agnew is going to spend two months this summer with the Cunliffes in Canada, and is going to the Courtauld Institute of Art in the Autumn.

Ruth Aldworth (Mrs. Taylor) is a very busy housewife, with three small children.

Constance Allen (Cliff) is back in England after being in Palestine, Egypt and India, where she met Diana Mallock (Binney).

Rhoda Amphlett is still teaching Domestic Subjects at Kendrick School, Reading.

Helen Arden (Robb) has had four months' leave in England with her husband and small son.

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Valerie Ashworth having finished at St. George's in April is now looking for something with which to occupy herself.

Laura Attlee (Barlee) has gone to Plon in Germany where her husband is Housemaster and Senior Science Master at King Alfred's School, a school for British children. She is very comfortably settled in a large flat with a German cook-housekeeper and nanny. Her little daughter Mary is there, too. The school has its own chapel and there are lovely sports grounds and a lake. Laura herself teaches riding and coaches tennis and does secretarial work for her husband.

Ann Ball is training to be an Infant Teacher and is taking the course for the London Diploma in Education. She hopes to get a post near Bristol. She plays in an orchestra in Westminster in which Miss Roberts is the chief oboe-player.

Catherine Ball has recently been at home resting after her long., strenuous time on the land.

Cicely Baker has started her eighth year of nursing at St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey.

Ruth Baker writes that she was looking forward to a holiday in Switzerland in June.

Audrey Barnes (Mrs. Sweet) is living in Glasgow, and has a son, Christopher, who is thirteen months old.

Helen Bartrum (Kraemar) gave three violin recitals last year and runs a string quartet in addition to looking after her three little boys.

Peggie Beale (Mrs. Green) is still living in a flat above Gladys's School, to which her daughter Nicola goes, and Timothy, aged two and a half, goes down each morning to prayers !

Rosemary Beer has finished her training at the Kerr-Sander Secretarial College and is living at home and working as Private Secretary to the Managing Director of Associated Dental Products at Purton, near Swindon.

Elfride Bickersteth is in her first year as B.Litt. Student at Somerville, her subject being " Studies in Early Byzantine Hymnography ". She spent the Summer Term in Pan's, attending lectures on Byzantine literature and consulting manuscripts in the Bibliotheque Nationale, returning to Oxford in October.

Katherine Blair is on the Staff of Coledale Hall, Carlisle, a Social and Moral Welfare Home.

Jean Blathwayt is still running a small Nursery School, working also with Girl Guides and at a Welfare Centre.

Eleanor Booker is now working at the Commonwealth Relations Office in Downing Street.

Felicity Bradford (Bragg) is hoping soon to go abroad with her husband and small son. She had a lovely holiday " flying friends through France into Spain and along the South Coast of France."

Hannah Bridgman (Tewson) writes from India that she and Joan have had to give up their little school as all extra petrol has been stopped. She writes that the change to Indian rule has affected them very little in Travancore.

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Joan Bridgman (O'Hara) came to England in June. Her boy is going to Haileybury and Jill is to come to St. Mary's next term. Her three-year-old Brigid looks after her new niece (Hannah's baby daughter) in a most motherly way.

Felicity Brocklebank has returned from Switzerland, where she has been studying French, and is continuing her study of the language at home.

Barbara Brooke (Newton Dunn) had a most interesting ten months in India, moving about a good deal. After a short stay in England, her husband was sent to Vienna where Barbara and her family have now followed him.

Anne Brown is Games Mistress at Sherborne.

Colette Budgen (Mrs. Fairfield) is taking her two children out to Iraq in September, to join her husband there.

Mary Burdett is Secretary to the Headmaster of Summerfields, near Oxford. We are most grateful to her for acting as O.G.A. Secretary during Susan Rotherham's absence in America.

Brigid Burra was for six months in Oslo, and then in the South of France. After a visit to Copenhagen and Norway again, she is starting work at St. Thomas's Hospital in October.

Elizabeth Burra has left the Foreign Office and in October is going out to France as " assistante " in a French school.

Betty Butler (Lowries) has come to live at Devizes where her husband is a Horticulture Instructor.

Ann Carver (Mrs. Pennant) is running her home. She has a little boy of nearly two.

Virginia Carver, who has been living in Switzerland for eighteen months, has just become an art student in Lausanne.

Joy Chadwick is at home recovering from an illness.

Mary Chadwick has just finished her training at the Whitehall Secretarial College.

Pamela Chadwick, having just taken her A.R.C.M., is at home nursing her mother.

Barbara Chambers (Mrs. Marjoribanks-Egerton) has been living in London since her return from Malta in 1942. She was in Italy for six months in 1946, She is hoping soon to join her husband, who is in Italy awaiting a posting abroad.

Betty Chapman became a State Registered Nurse last November, and was a Charge Nurse at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, until June.

Nancy Chase is still teaching in the Junior Department of Oxford High School.

Joanna Chase took her Finals at Bristol University in June.

Susan Chavasse is doing a Domestic Science course at Harcombe House.

Margaret Chitty has taken her First M.B. at Durham, and was elected Assistant Secretary of the S.C.M. in King's College.

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Cherry Clarke took her final for Diploma in Public and Social Administration at Oxford in June. She starts work in November in the Probation Branch of the Home Office.

Prudence Clarke is working as a partner in the Pied Piper Bookshop, Bristol.

Gillian Clark-Kennedy was demobilised in 1947 and has given up nursing. She has been attending History lectures in Cambridge and hoped to go to France this summer with a small caravan party who were going to do research on sea shores.

Dorothy Clayton (Mrs. Capewell) is busy bringing up her family and doing supply teaching where needed.

Ursula Cleverly (Mrs. Boisseau) is fully occupied running her house and seeing after her two small boys.

Margaret Cole (Mrs. Stroud) is very busy looking after her three children, aged nine, four and one, and her husband's invalid stepmother..

Joyce Collard is now at the Heritage Craft Schools and Hospitals for Crippled Children at Chailey, Sussex. She is there as Remedial Gymnast and takes the children for Gymnastics and Recreational Games, and also does some physiotherapy. She writes that it is a most interesting place.

Grace Combes (Mrs. Hole) is very busy with her family, and has gone back into Guiding as Fosse District Commissioner.

Ruth Conybeare (Tabona) was married in July. After her husband has finished a course in South Wales they are going to live in Malta.

Joyce Cooke is still at North Walsham High School, and became Senior Mistress there a year ago under a new Headmistress.

Venetia Cornwallis is taking a course in Textile Designing at the Upper Regent Street Polytechnic, London. She wrote that she was. going with S. Agnew to visit the Cunliffes in Canada this Summer.

Hilary Cox (Mrs. Bolton) now has a second son, born on 6th September, 1947. Jane Wilberforce was with her at the time and she often sees Ruth Palmer. When she went on a tour of the Southern Island she spent a night with Miss Evans, now Headmistress of Uga. Tawa. She hopes her husband may get an appointment in England, in which case she will be returning to England with her two boys in the autumn.

Jane Cresswell has very much enjoyed her first year at Studley College, studying Agriculture.

Christine Croft (Fairbairn) writes that both her boys are now at Stowe.

Dorothy and Mary Crokat have gone to live with an uncle and aunt in South Africa.

Deirdre Crosbie is back from a visit to Canada and has finished her Midwifery course. She hopes to be married soon.

Hester Cross (Mrs. Reeve Fowkes) is working very hard making her cottage habitable and her garden productive.

Tessa Diamond is doing a B. A. course in English at Johannesburg University.

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Heather Dillon is still Assistant Almoner at St. Mary's, Padding-

ton.

Betty Douglas (Mrs. Bannerman) is still teaching dancing, her two sons being among her pupils. She has twenty-four small boys at her prep, school.

Veronica Douglas has just started a Nursery School. She has only eight children at present, but hopes to have more next year.

Diana Drabble is still teaching at the South Wilts. Grammar School, Salisbury.

Dorothy Duder (Mrs. Duquid) is " just being a housewife." She had a second son in February.

Rosemary Durie is a Junior Commander in the A.T.S. Molly Durst (Mrs. Crawley) is finding life enjoyable but busy at home.

Vanna Durst (Mrs. Halbord) writes that her husband is still at the Foreign Office and they expect to be two or three years more in England. All three little boys are doing well.

Alice Dyson is still working as Almoner at the country branch of St. Thomas's Hospital, near Godalming.

Shirley Eyre is doing a year of music at Darlington Hall.

Christine Fforde is still at Westfield College.

Jennifer Field (Rhodes) has gone with her two children to live on Vancouver Island where her husband has a job.

Mary Field will finish her training in physiotherapy at the Swedish Institute at the end of the year.

Norah Fisher (Mrs. Green) writes that she is very busy with her house and garden, and both her boys are very happy at The Royal Wolverhampton School.

Gweneth Fleetwood-Jones is still in the A.T.S., commanding a 'Company in Colchester.

Audrey Fletcher is Research Assistant at the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale has a second daughter.

Barbara Fortescue-Brickdale is hoping to qualify as an Almoner in August. She wrote that she was working at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow.

Anne Fraser is doing Secretarial work for the Holborn and Finsbury branch of the Family Welfare Association, and is finding it very interesting.

Bridget Gardiner is working for the Certificate in Psychiatric Social Work at Edinburgh University, and hopes to qualify in September.

Anne Garrad took her Social Science Diploma finals at Bristol University in June, and has been accepted for training for Probation work.

Margaret Gibson is spending a long holiday in England after eight months of work in Basutoland.

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Philippa Gibson has been working with the Basutoland Government for the last year. She is now back in England, and hopes to find a job at the end of the year.

Stella Gillett has completed a year's nursing at the Middlesex Hospital.

Violet Gillingham is teaching at Chitton County Primary School after one year's emergency training at Exmouth Training College.

Daphne Good (Mrs. McKillop) is married and living at Steeple Ashton.

Mary Goodden is still running The Crescent School in Oxford, a Preparatory School for boys and girls: Mary Gould (Mrs. Coward) is now living in London and is teaching Domestic Economy under the L.C.C. at Battersea. Her two boys are at boarding school.

Jean Cunninghame-Graham is engaged and hopes to be married in September. She has completed her Froebel training and hopes to do some teaching when she is married.

Shirley Gregory is working as a Secretary at Courtaulds Ltd., in London.

Catherine Hall (Mrs. Valli) is busy running her flat and garden.

Mary Hamersley is helping with the running of hostels and r:ception centres for displaced persons coming here as workers from Germany and Austria.

Anne Harris is now secretary to a doctor who has a large general practice in Chelsea.

Margaret Harris (Mrs. Brockway) has a second son, born in May. Pauline Harrison is working as secretary to a lady medical specialist in the West End of London.

Catherine Harvey is still training at Dorset House School of Occupational Therapy at Oxford.

Margaret Harvey left St. James' School, West Malvern, last August, and since October has been doing two part-time jobs, one at St. Hilda's College, and the other for Sir Richard Livingstone.

Jean Hawkins (Mrs. Herford) is running her home and young family.

Pippa Hawkins (Mrs. Cutts) is also busy with her bungalow and two children.

Susan Hayter (Mrs. Rotherham) is having a wonderful time in America. She is returning to England in August.

Margaret Henderson is still studying at the Heatherley School of Art. Penelope Herbert (Bridgman) is now settled in a flat in Cape Town where her husband (brother of Joan and Hannah, nee Bridgman) works in an Estate Agency.

Rosemary Herbert-Smith is in her second year at the Bath Academy of Art at Corsham Court.

Monica Hill (Mrs. Savage) is very busy with her children, house, and parish work.

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Betty Hindley is keeping house for her father.

Suzanne Hobson is living at home.

Kitty Hood is training at the Norland Nursery Training College.

Marion Hopkins is leaving her job at Rawlings Estate in September.

Peggy Hopkins is still Almoner at a hospital in Hardwicke.

Jean Howell completed her training at King's College Hospital in May. Ruth Howell is training at Mrs. Hester's Secretarial College.

Elizabeth Hunkin is still press-reading in Moscow. She writes that she is trying (so far without success) to enter Moscow University.

Elizabeth Jardine (Mrs. Sharpley) is looking after her small son of eight months and her cottage.

Cecily Jarrett is still working as secretary at the British Embassy in Rome.

Susan Jefferis is taking the one year's Emergency Course run by the Institute of Hospital Almoners.

Myfanwy Jenkins (Mrs. Koch) writes that she has moved into town after living for eight years in the country in South Rhodesia.

Rowlaa Jeanes is Matron and Sister-in-Charge at Monkton Combe Senior School near Bath.

Jeanette Johnson is a secretary at the Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada.

Rachel Judd is on the Staff of Badminton School, and is also having her voice trained with the view to taking up singing.

Morwenna Kendall is assistant cook at the Farm Institute, Sparshalt.

Elizabeth Kinnear is occupied with driving her father, shopping, and the young Conservatives.

Gwen Kirby. We congratulate Gwen on having been awarded the Travelling Scholarship offered by the Nightingale International Foundation to a St. Thomas' nurse to study overseas for a year. She is planning to go to Canada and the U.S.A. in the autumn.

Brenda Kirke is at present working with the British Delegation to the World Assembly for Moral Re-armament in Switzerland.

Teresa Kirkpatrick is living at home, teaching a little and playing the 'cello at local concerts.

Anne Knollys is at present living at home and has a job as secretary to a solicitor.

Moyra Leatham is leaving the Guildford School of Art at the end of the summer and is going into an architect's office. .

Beridge Leigh-Mallory (Mrs. Robertson) now has a house in the country near New York. She has three children and writes that she is hoping to start a small medical practice before long.

Clare Leigh-Mallory (Mrs. Millikan) arrived in England with the three little boys in the spring.

Diana Leveson (Mrs. Duthie) is very fully occupied with her small son and daughter and new house and garden.

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Cecilia Livingstone has finished at Edinburgh University. She has been accepted by the Institute of Almoners and is starting her training in the autumn.

Molly Longridge (Mrs. Dalglish) is kept very busy with her house and two small boys.

Jean Lovell (Mrs. Ealand) writes that she is " a full-time mother and housewife."

Marguerite Lucas (Mrs. Sielle) is very busy with her small daughter, but she also gives shorthand lessons.

Mary Lucas (Mrs. Scott) is still teaching sculpture at Bath Academy, Corsham Court.

Sheilah Lunt (Mrs. Harvie Clark) is very busy with parish work.

Molly Lushington is teaching in a boys' preparatory school in Tiverton.

Elisabeth Mansergh (Mrs. Sherwood) has been living for a year in Hanover, where her husband has a job in the legal division of the Control Commission.

Daphne Maxwell (Mrs. Henniker) is busy with her house and as secretary to her husband.

Catriona McCance is studying at the Heatherley School of Art. She is engaged to Kenneth Ogilvy.

Violet McDougalPs two elder boys are at St. George's Choir School, Windsor. Her three boys and Barbara Newton Dunn's (Brooke) three children all spent Christmas together when Barbara had a house near Violet.

Margaret Macfadyen has been working at Tunbridge Wells Art School. She is going for a month or two to France this summer.

Elizabeth McKenzie is working with the Southport Repertory Company and spent the winter touring Lancashire and the Lake District under the Arts Council scheme. lona Maclean has been doing secretarial work in the Almoner's department of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and has been to France for two months.

Mary Margesson has returned to Nyasaland after her furlough.

She says that they are very short of staff.

Ursula Marsh is nursing in a nursing home at Worthing.

Jean Martin is spending the summer in Sweden living with a family and talking English with the children.

Mabyn Martin is training as a radiographer at the Westminster Hospital.

Ruth Matthews (Mrs. Newberry) has a second daughter. She has been mentioned in dispatches for services as nursing sister with the 8th Army in Italy.

Helen Maxwell-Lefroy is working in Palestine, having had nine months in Jerusalem. She should remain for another year, but hopes something will turn up to take her " away from flies and sand."

Margaret McCormick (Mrs. Cruft) is running her home and has one small son. Her husband played in the Orchestra in the B minor Mass at Marlborough last summer.

Sheila McRae (Mrs. Metherell) is looking after her two small children. She hopes to go and settle in Tasmania.

Margaret Merrett (Fabian) is running a taxi-hire business with E. Corderoy.

Alice Le Mesurier (Mrs. Carter) is coping with her family of four children, is Hon. Secretary of a local Mothers' Clinic, and teaching part-time at the London School of Economics and Gloucester House School, Sutton.

Anne Le Mesurier is employed as Senior Psychiatric Social Worker by Portsmouth City Council.

Barbara Mitchell is working with the Emergency Bed Service of King Edward's Hospital Fund, and is Admissions Officer for London.

Helen Mitchell has finished at St. Thomas's Babies' Hostel, and has begun her general training at St. Thomas's.

Janet Morris is working in an Advocates' office in Aberdeen.

Dorothy Morrison is now General Secretary of the Korean Missionary Association. She has a very nice flat near Marble Arch.

Ray Moilliet is teaching the Infants' Class in a Church Primary School at Swanage. She writes that it is quite the hardest work that she has done as there are thirty-seven in the class but she finds the children " so delightfully free with their likes and dislikes and enthusiasms and affections." She wishes more people would take up the work and so reduce the numbers in the classes.

Brenda Moss, after graduating, worked in Birmingham on Industrial Skin Diseases and the problems of industrial injuries. She is now working for the National Institute for Medical Research at Mill Hill on the problems of T.B. Audrey Naumann has been for some months keeping house for a bachelor uncle in Kuala Lumpur.

Kitty Neligan is teaching Physical Training at Moreton Hall School in Shropshire. She has been playing lacrosse for the Midlands, and was chosen as a reserve for England for the second year.

Bridget Parry-Okeden is leaving her post at Swanley in the autumn to take a post where she can specialise in Alpine plants. Much of her time is taken up with work for the Women's Fair and Garden Association.

Peggy Parry-Okeden is now Headmistress of the Junior School of St. Paul's.

Ursula Paris (Mrs. Glennie) is hoping to come home for six months' leave from Hong Kong early in 1949.

Margery Parker (Mrs. Scott) is " very busy with domestic chores."

Meriol Patey (Mrs. Moore) is running a flat and looking after her small son.

Margaret Perry (Mrs. Monk) is busy looking after her house and garden and educating her small daughter.

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Pamela Philips (Mrs. Brooke) is busy managing a large house and looking after her two small daughters.

Angela Pinckney is living at home and doing part-time teaching of English to Polish officers in a local Resettlement Camp.

Gillian Pinckney, having passed 2nd M.B. is starting hospital work.

Margaret Pite is in her second year at Newnham, reading Natural Sciences, Part I. Daphne Powlett has been cook-housekeeper to a family of eight for the last year.

Margaret Price is living at home and doing private nursing with babies and young children.

Rosamund Price (Frau Stiitzel) is living in Siam, where her husband is a doctor. She has three children and is busy with house, garden and teaching a class of blind Siamese children.

June Priestley (Mrs. Scott) has gone to Cape Town with her husband, who is lecturer in Geography at Cape Town University.

She has part-time work there herself in the physics department.

Betsy Pryor has been working as a secretary at the Foreign Office.

Hilary Pullon is still a medical student at Edinburgh University, where she has passed her third and part of her final professional examination.

Penelope Ram has worked as a shop-assistant in Windsor and as an Assistant Probation Officer before her marriage in July.

Susan Randolph is now acting as Librarian at the Bede Library in London.

Margaret Rice (Mrs. Balme) says that her husband has been appointed Principal of the new University College of the Gold Coast, and that they will be living at Achimota until the new college is built.

Hilary Riley (Mrs. Dickson) is seeing after her house and small daughter.

Althea Roberts is working at Falmouth County High School.

Ursula Robins (Mrs. Robinson) is very busy running her house and looking after her two children.

Primula Robinson is nursing at the Middlesex Hospital, and is taking her Finals in October.

Lois Roome (Mrs. Porteous) has taken her two children to join her husband in Germany. She is near the Baltic Coast where conditions are moderately good, as it is an agricultural district.

Diana Rosedale has been to Madeira and Denmark giving demonstrations of Basic Movement, a new system of Physical Education.

Stephanie Rosedale is in her third year at King's College Hospital, and is a Junior Staff Nurse.

Valerie Rodd went to the Royal Academy to study last September.

Winsome Dallas Ross has just qualified as a Member of the Society of Radiographers, and is at present doing a locum at the Royal Free Hospital.

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Celia Rowley is in her second year at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.

Mary Rowley has completed her training in Domestic Science at Harcombe House.

Rosemary Russell is at St. Christopher's College, Blackheath, training to be a Youth Leader under the Church of England Youth Council.

Jean Rutherford (Mrs. Pardon) is living in Worcester and continuing teaching part-time.

Dorothy Sainsbury is home from British Honduras until October.

Eleanor Samuelson (Mrs. Kerr) is coping with a home and small baby.

Elizabeth Sarjeant (Mrs. Miller) is returning from Switzerland this summer.

Averil Savory is running an Art Shop at Forest Row with her â&#x20AC;˘sister.

Alison Scott writes that she has just returned from Germany where she was working as physiotherapist in the military hospitals at Hamburg and Miinster. She is now running the Mobile Physiotherapy van which covers the whole of West Dorset.

Anne Shaw has begun training at Guy's Radiography School.

Betty Sheldon (Mrs. Molony) is busy with house and garden and is Secretary for the local Girl Guides.

Maureen Sherwood (Mrs. Lane) has her suite of rooms and two small children to look after.

Giana Shipley (Kurti) writes that " rather to her own surprise she has turned into a teacher of Italian at Oxford and has enjoyed the work very much. In order to justify her pretensions as a teacher she felt bound to take her M.A. degree." She sees several Old Girls and had met Bunty Murray (Neatby) whose husband was doing a course in Colonial Administration before returning to West Africa.

Jeany Smithells has been working in the Portuguese Section of the B.B.C. since September in the Listener Research Department.

Dorothy Stephenson (Mrs. Courage) has recently moved house and is without any domestic help.

Dorothea Stewart-Cox has finished her Domestic Course at Oxford and hopes to begin a Secretarial Course next January.

Kathleen Stone is still Nursing Sister in Cunard White Star, Ltd. Rosamund Strode has finished at the Royal College of Music and is going next year to the Arts Department of Dartington Hall.

Leila Suffrin (Mrs. Davis) is married and living in Kampala and carrying on part-time with physiotherapy as no one has yet been sent out to relieve her at the government hospitals.

Judith Tanqueray is doing a Secretarial Course at the House of Citizenship in London.

Annilea Thomas is spending six months with relations in South Africa.

Elizabeth Thomas took her Finals at Bristol University in June.

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Marjorie Thynne is still Secretary at the Preparatory School, Seascale. She is also District Commissioner Girl Guides for Ennerdale District, and Brown Owl, Seascale Pack.

Susan Tidbury is Private Secretary to the Chief Architect to the Crawley Development Corporation, who are designing a new town at Crawley.

Molly Trask (Mrs. Roberts) and her husband have a small herd of Guernsey cows ; also ducks, hens and bees.

Yvonne Troman has been working since October in one of the typewriting departments at the House of Commons.

Mary Troutbeck was in Cairo from December to June. She hopes to get a job in Cairo next autumn.

Kathleen Trow is still Lecturer at the Domestic Science College, Leicester.

Valerie Turner (Mrs. Hick) is married and living in Toronto.

She is still doing Mothercraft Nursing.

Mary Vischer is at present working with an export-import business in London. She is hoping to go to Switzerland soon, tohelp in opening a branch office in Zurich.

Ann Wallace is training in Speech Therapy at the London Hospital's School.

Beth Wallis has spent the winter in Khartoum. She hopes to do a Secretarial Course this year.

Hazel Walton is teaching at the Ladies' College, Guernsey.

May Wardale is still doing part-time work at Salisbury Infirmary in the Registration Department, but is busy as Secretary of the Wiltshire Branch of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England.

She also belongs to the local Society of Arts, the Poetry Circle, the Chamber Music Club, and the National Council of Women.

Norah Webb has rejoined the Women's Land Army, and is working on Horticulture at Bromham, Wilts.

Joan Weller is an orthoptist at the Westminster Branch of the Moorfields Westminster and Central Eye Hospital in High Holborn.

Audrey Westaway (Mrs. Light) is busy looking after her children and home.

Jane Westlake is at the Whitehall Secretarial College, Eastbourne.

Monica Westinacott is in her second year at Bedford Froebel College.

Monica Whieldon (Mrs. Allen) is living in Weymouth with her husband and baby daughter.

Pat Whieldon is in her third year of training at University College Hospital.

Anne Whiffen (Mrs. Fawcett) is still busy with her family and domestic affairs.

Marcia Whiffen (Mrs. Connell) is now married and living in Cumberland.

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Rosemary Whiffen received the Certificate of the Institute of Almoners last September, and is now working in the Almoner's Department at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. She hopes to visit Australia and New Zealand in the autumn.

Marged Wigan has taken her Education Finals at Charlotte Mason College, and hopes to begin to teach in September.

Diana Willcocks is attending a dressmaking course at the Katinka School of Dress Designing.

Nancy Williams was appointed last September as TeacherOrganiser to start a Rural Music School in Dorset.

Elizabeth Willink took her physiology Finals in June. After two more terms at Lady Margaret Hall she goes to University College Hospital, London, for three years clinical training.

Christine Willis has taken her First M.B. at Bristol University.

Elizabeth Willway is living at home and acting as Secretary to her father.

Elizabeth Wilson (Mrs. Hunkin) married last August and has been â&#x20AC;˘doing part-time teaching of dancing at Sydenham High School.

Elizabeth Wilson (Mrs. St. Leger Moore) is now living with her parents and keeping house for them as there is no accommodation for officers' wives in Ceylon at present.

Stella Remington Wilson is still at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, as a physiotherapy student.

Susan Winser is at present on a visit to her brother in Kenya. She has travelled around a lot.

Alison Wood is trying to get abroad again to work with I.R.O. Wendy Wotton is working as a Physiotherapist at the Maida Vale Hospital.

Janet Young (Mrs. Hall) has moved with her two small daughters to Halifax, where her husband is Town Clerk.

Jean Young (Mrs. Logan) writes that her husband is now home from Palestine.

NEWS OF OLD STAFF Sister Allen is helping several days a week at the W.V.S. Nursing Home for elderly people in Ipswich.

Miss Bowden is still at St. Hilda's College, Buenos Aires. She is hoping to come to England in the spring.

Miss Broome is still on the staff of the Liverpool Physical Training College.

Miss Boyd is Headmistress of Burford Grammar School.

Sister Cathrow is still Assistant Matron at Base Hospital, Hemel Hempstead.

Miss Chapman (Mrs. Tyler) was in Egypt from January-August, 1947, with her husband. She is now living in Bath with her baby â&#x20AC;˘daughter.

Miss Clark has been transferred from Uganda to the Gold Coast, to become Senior Education Officer.

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Miss Colbert (Mrs. Maw) is still occupied with many local education activities.

Miss Cridland is still teaching at Benenden.

Miss Damant writes frequently, and is, we are glad to say, keeping well.

Miss Grover is still doing part-time teaching and running a Guide Company.

Miss Haigh has left Crowborough and is now living in London.

We were pleased to see her at the January Re-union.

Miss Hedley was appointed Headmistress of the Red Maids' School, Bristol, in January.

Miss Helliwell also came to the Re-union. She is still Warden of the Students' Hostel for Clapham High School and does some teaching, too.

Miss Hendry has been at home this summer. We were delighted to see her at the U.G.S. Fair.

Miss Jennings is still teaching in Newfoundland. We were so sorry to hear what a long and serious illness she had last year when she had to lie flat and do absolutely nothing. After a holiday on a farm she returned to work in April.

Miss Milne is hoping to open her house this year as an informal Retreat and Conference house, " where anyone who wants real quiet to pray, study, think, plan, could come and do so."

Mrs. Savory. We were sorry to hear of her serious illness last March.

Miss Snell (Mrs. Harris) is working part-time for the Central Council for Physical Recreation, taking classes in factory clubs.

Miss Williams has unfortunately been in hospital for an operation but we are glad to hear she is much better.

Miss Wilmott is still teaching at Allerton High School, Leeds.

BIRTHS Ann. On 25th April, 1948, to Eleanor (Fortescue-Brickdale), a second daughter, Mary Elizabeth.

Barlee. On 8th October, 1947, to Laura (Attlee), a daughter, Mary Laura.

Bolton. On 2nd September, 1947, to Hilary (Cox), a second son, Jeremy Nicholas.

Bragg. On 27th January, 1948, to Felicity (Bradford), a son, Ronald Wakefield.

Brockway. On 3ist May, 1948, to Margaret (Harris), a second son, Roger Alexander.

Brooke. On 2nd January, 1948, to Pamela (Philips), a second daughter, Joanna Rosemary Ley. Cairncross. On 8th March, 1948, to Mary (Glynn), a son, (her third child).

Clark. On i3th June, 1948, to Dianne (Duncan), a daughter, Celia Anne, (her fourth child).

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Clift. On ist February, 1948, to Constance (Allen), a second daughter, Elizabeth Sara.

Cotton. On 2oth November, 1947, to Joan (Cameron), a daughter, Alison.

Cowgill. On igth January, 1948, to Margaret (Ogle), twin daughters, Susan Mary and Elizabeth Mary, sisters for Helena.

Cutts. On zyth April, 1947, to Pippa (Hawkins), a son, Richard John Archer (her second child).

Duguid. On i8th February, 1948, to Dorothy (Duder), a second son, James Ian. Duthie. On ist April, 1948, to Diana (Leveson), a son, Alexander John (her second child).

Ealand. On 27th August, 1947, to Joan (Lovell), a daughter, Jennifer Juliet.

Edwards. On 6th May, 1948, to Penelope (Bomford), a son, John Lionel.

Garnett. On iath March, 1948, to Mrs. Garnett (Miss RutherfordSmith), a daughter (her second child).

Glennie. On i4th November, 1947, to Ursula (Paris), a second son.

Hall. On 12th November, 1946, to Janet (Young), a second daughter, Janet.

Homfray. On 28th June, 1948, to Elisabeth (Waller), a third daughter, Patricia Clare.

Kerr. On loth September, 1947, to Eleanor (Samuelson), a daughter, Vyvian.

Kinchin-Smith. On 28th June, 1948, to Rachel (Willink), a daughter, Lavinia Mary.

Kurti. On 26th May, 1948, to Giana (Shipley), a daughter, Susannah Jane.

Kraemer. On I9th August, 1947, to Helen (Bartrum), a third son, Timothy.

Lane. On 2ist August, 1947, to Maureen (Sherwood), a son, Humphrey David (her second child).

Lewis. On 27th February, 1948, to Edna (Bodinnar), a second daughter Susan Bronwen.

Lowries. On 5th November, 1947, to Betty (Butler), a daughter, Jane Caroline.

McGowan. On 26th June, 1948, to Elspeth (Minnis), a son, James Hugh.

McMaster. On 2$th June, 1948, to Glenys (Thomas), a son.

Moore. On yth August, 1947, to Betty (Wilson), a daughter.

Morgan. On 30th November, 1947, to Mary (Hurst), a son, Nigel Urquhart.

Newberry. On 2nd October, 1947, to Ruth (Matthews), a second daughter, Priscilla Frances.

Palmer-Jones. On 22nd June, 1948, to Nancy (Benson), a third son, Nigel Oliver.

Robertson. On 8th April, 1948, to Beridge (Leigh Mallory), a son, Allan Mallory (her third child).

Rundle. On i;th December, 1947, to Rachel (Hales), a third son.

Sharpley. On ijth August, 1947, to Elizabeth (Jardine), a son, Mark Alaistair.

Tewson. On 27th March, 1948, to Hannah (Bridgman), a daughter, Sally Jane.

Tyler. On 5th December, 1947, to Mrs. Tyler (Miss Chapman), a daughter, Winifred Margaret.

Walder. On i st October, 1947, to Winifred (Osman Jones), a daughter, Jennifer Ann (her second child).

Wallace. On ist July, 1948, to Janet (Glossop), a daughter, Thelma.

Zinovieff. On ist January, 1948, to April (Mead), a son, Sebastian.

ENGAGEMENTS The following have announced their engagements : Mary Chapman, Anne Rodd, Mary Olive, Jean CunninghamGraham, Anne Phillips, Meg Pite, Faith Nottidge, Deirdre Crosbie, Diana Rosedale, and Jill Rhodes.

MARRIAGES Barton-Findlay. On 29th June, 1948, Robert Frederick Barton to Janet Findlay.

Buckingham-Conybeare. On 2ist February, 1948, John Buckingham to Arminel Conybeare.

Connell-Whiffen. On ist May, 1948, Michael Charles Connell, M.B., B.Chir., D.M.R., to Marcia Whiffen.

Davis-Suffrin. On 25th March, 1948, John Davis to Leila Suffrin.

Fardon-Rutherford. On 3rd April, 1948, Peter Pardon to Jean Rutherford.

Glennie-Smith-Synge. In 1947, Paul Glennie-Smith to Kitty Synge.

Greenwood-Blackadder. On nth October, 1947, Guy Kenneth Greenwood to Heather Blackadder.

Hick-Turner. On 3oth August, 1947, Donald R. Hick to Valerie Turner.

Hurst-Whitty. On 3oth December, 1947, Francis John Embleton Hurst to Gwenda Whitty (Norman-Jones).

Kinchin Smith-Willink. On 2oth .September, 1947, Michael Kinchin Smith to Rachael Willink.

Lewis-Brakenridge. On 2oth December, 1947, Bernard Lewis to Clare Brakenridge.

McKillop-Good. On loth January, 1948, Capt. Ian McKillop to Daphne Good.

Pelham-Brentnall. On 3ist March, 1948, Dr. Reginald Arthur Pelham to Pauline Brentnall.

Scott-Priestley. On i9th December, 1947. Peter Scott to June Priestley.

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Shephard-Congreve. On zyth June, 1948, John H. G. Shephard to Carola Congreve.

Smith-Plummer. On ist November, 1947, Frank Rae Arthur Smith to Ann Heather Plummer.

Stevens-Barnes. On 6th March, 1948, Lt. Commander John Stevens, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., to Sybil Barnes.

Tabona-Conybeare. On 24th July, 1948, Major Godfrey Tabona, R.M.A., to Ruth Conybeare.

Verity-Mobbs. On i5th November, 1947, Victor Bosanquet Strachan Verity, D.F.C., to Diana Mobbs.

Wilks-Webb. On zoth March, 1948, R. D. Wilks to Pat Webb.

Wyman-Beighton. In 1948, Dr. John Wyman, M.B.E., to Joan Beighton.

R.I.P. Stuart. On z8th November, 1947, Barbara Stuart (Milward), 19151916.

Bull. On and April, 1948, Esme Bull (Miss Bown, Geography Mistress, 1939-1942).

ADDENDA Into Group XVI Susan E. Agnew, 59 Cranmer Court, Sloane Avenue, London, S.W.3.

Gillian M. Brown, The Manor House, Aldbourne, Nr. Marlborough, Wilts.

M. Elizabeth Burnett, Halfacre, Budleigh Salterton, Devon.

H. Anne Carey, Raymonds, Canewdon, Rochford, Essex.

Susan M. Chavasse, Bishopscourt, Rochester, Kent.

Susan M. Green, i St. Peter's Square, Hammersmith, London, W.6.

Jane O. Fisher, Cole Hayes, Otterton, E. Devon.

A. Rachel B. Fortescue-Brickdale, 22 Thorney Court, Palace Gate, W.8.

Prudence L. Harvey, 31 Cadogan Street, London, S.W. 3.

Annis M. Heawood, Red Gables, Charlton Lane, Cheltenham, Glos.

Sarah (Sally) C. A. Hore-Ruthven, Vern Leaze, Calne, Wilts.

Daphne L. Hort, 20 Avenue Rise, Bushey, Herts.

Margaret Macfadyen, Meopham Bank, Nr. Tonbridge, Kent.

Alison M. Maclean, Catercross, Fittleworth, Pulborough, Sussex.

Shireen P. Moore, i Camden Place, Broomy Hill, Hereford.

Rosemary J. B. Newton, Old Rectory, Manningford Abbas, Marlborough, Wilts.

Ursula I. Nicholson, Hill House, Long Melford, Suffolk.

Mary S. Nickson, Common Lane House, Eton College, Windsor, Margaret Paterson, 39 Preston Point Road, Ricton, Nr. Perth, W. Australia.

Judith Rose, Mingle Lane, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire.

Anne I. Shaw, Bewsbury Cross House, Whitfield, Nr. Dover, Kent.

Jacqueline A. C. Tate, Heath End, Black'water, Camberley, Surrey.

Pamela T. Thomas, Manor House, Winsley, Nr. Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts.

Jane Woodroffe, Michledore, Margery Lane, Lower Kingswood, Surrey.

Susan Woodroffe, Michledore, Margery Lane, Lower Kingswood, Surrey.

Into Staff Group I Miss Lys, Fircroft, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset.

Into Staff Group II Mrs. Barnard (nee Whittle), 54 Belle Vue Road, Cinderford, Glos.

Christopher le Fleming, Esq., Arnfield, Westbury Road, Warminster.

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CORRIGENDA Monica Allen (Whieldon), 82 Lickhill Road, Calne, Wilts.

Phillippa Archer (Trousdell), 34 Bowes Road, Walton-on-Thames Margaret Balme (Rice), 50 Fox Grove Road, Beckenham, Kent.

Laura Barlee (Attlee), King Alfred School, B.F.E.S., Plon, B.A.O.R.6.

Eleanor Booker, Whitford Vale, Nr. Bromsgrove, Worcs.

Felicity Bragg (Bradford), 77 Heene Road, Worthing, Sussex.

Penelope Bridgman (Herbert), Caryanda, Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek, Cape Town Molly Bright (Attlee), 62 Eastbury Road, Northwood, Middlesex.

Virginia Carver, Cornworthy Court, Nr. Totnes, S. Devon.

Margaret Chitty, Bron Heulog, Llanrhaiadr, Nr. Oswestry.

Constance Clift (Allen), c/o Major J. M. Clift, Cox & King's Branch, Lloyds Bank, 6 Pall Mall, London, S.W.I. Marygold Congreve, 177 Queen's Gate, London, S.W-7.

Marcia Connell (Whiffen), Rivermead Cottage, Wetheral, Carlisle, Cumberland.

Joyce Cooke, 119 Mundesley Road, N. Walsham, Norfolk.

Dorothy Courage (Stephenson), Stonebridge House, Wadhurst, Sussex.

Mary Coward (Gould), 38 Emperor's Gate, London, S.W.?.

Dorothy Crokat, c/o Rev. Canon and Mrs. Crokat, Parkstone House, Minzenberg, South Africa.

Mary Crokat, c/o Rev. Canon and Mrs. Crokat, Parkstone House, Minzenberg, South Africa.

Pippa Cutts (Hawkins), Sunnymead, Grinsdells Lane, Amersham-onthe-Hill, Bucks.

Lois D'Aubuz, Beech Hanger, Holford, Nr. Bridgwater, Somerset.

Leila Davis (Suffrin), c/o Uganda Co. Ltd., P.O. Box i, Kampala, Uganda.

Janet and Susan Dibley, Court Barn, Lee-on-Solent, Hants.

Hilary Dickson (Riley), i Ardmore Avenue, Finaghy, Belfast, N.I. Heather Dillon, Limekiln, Sparkford, Nr. Yeovil, Somerset.

Dandy Duthie (Leveson), Blaidwood, Mount Oswald, South Road, Durham.

Joan Ealand (Lovell), Tainui, Old School Lane, Holmer, Hereford.

Penelope Edwards (Bomford), 52 Norland Square, London, W.n.

Margaret Fabian (Merrett), 47 Barton Side, Naish Farm Estate, Barton-on-Sea, Hants.

Jean Fardon (Rutherford), Fresnoy, 6 Quemerford, Calne, Wilts.

Christine fforde, School House, Rugby, Warwickshire.

Philippa ibffson, c/o Mrs. Durst, Chittern Croft, Wendover, Bucks.

Adela Gleeson (Bradford), 77 Heene Road, Worthing, Sussex.

Marcia Gooderham (Matthews), "Shann Lea," High Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, Yorkshire.

Heather Greenwood (Blackadder), Cobbins, Blackheath, Guildford, Surrey.

Gwynedd Grove (Turner), c/o S. Grove, Esq., Hong Kong Telephone Co., Hong Kong.

Janet Hall (Young), 6 Westborough Drive, Halifax, Yorkshire.

Mary Hamersley, 4 Farndon Road, Oxford.

Catherine Harvey, c/o Glyn Mills, Holts Branch, Kirkland House, Whitehall.

Sheilah Harvie Clark (Lunt), The Vicarage, Harborne, Birmingham 17.

Elizabeth Heath (Jephson), 197 Park West, Marble Arch, London W.2.

Margaret Henderson, Tilsworth House, Leighton Buzzard, Beds.

Valerie Hick, (Turner), c/o Mrs. Frost, 132 Stewart Street, Ontario, Canada.

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Group VI Joanna Holland (Champion), Clarke's Hotel, Simla, India. „ X Jean Howell, New Leaze, Olveston, Nr. Bristol. ,, XII Ruth Howell, New Leaze, Olveston, Nr. Bristol. „ XV Elizabeth Hunkin (Wilson), 31 Leybourne Park, Kew Gardens, Surrey. „ XII Cecily Jarrett, Anstye, Innham's Wood, Crowborough, Sussex. ,, Xj Betty Jennings (Osman-Jones), 4 Swainstone Road, Reading. „ XI Rachel Judd, Beckington Priory, Bath, Somerset. ,, XIV Eleanor Kerr (Samuelson), Greenacre, Exeter. ,, X Margaret Kidel (Pollock), 18 Middleway, London, N.W.n. „ IX Rachel Kinchin Smith (Willink), 26 Cambridge Road, Bromley, Kent. „ XII Rhoda Koch (Jenkins), Box No. 590, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, S. Africa. „ III Pamela Littlejohns (Barker), Mibia, Morley Road, Richmond, Surrey. „ X Bettina Long, 13 Winborne Road, Bournemouth, Hants. ,, IX Catriona McCance, The Dower House, Bartlow, Cambridge. „ XIII Torla Mackarness (Tidman), Sheet Farmhouse, Sheet, Petersfield, Hants. „ X Daphne McKillop (Good), Bank House, Andover, Hants. „ XIII Ellen Martin (Wood), Pilgerweg 8, Zurich, 44, Switzerland. „ II Dawn Mends (Marshall), 33 Alderney Street, Victoria, S.W.I. „ XII Betty Molony (Sheldon), Medonte, Aldershot Road, Fleet, Hants. „ VI Margaret Monk (Perry), Chilmark, Algarth Estate, Pocklington, Yorks. „ X Cicely Morgan (Cobb), 5 Dry Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent. „ V Janet Morris, 98 Queen's Road, Aberdeen. ,, XIII Dorothy Morrison, 40 Seymour Street, London, W.i. ,, III Brenda Moss, 13 Goring Road, Steyning, Sussex. „ XI Nancy Palmer Jones (Benson), Summercourt Cottage, Wrotham, Kent. „ X Bridget Parry Okeden, Kent Horticultural Institute, Swanley, Kent. „ XI Barbara Philips, c/o Martin's Bank, Bruton Street, London, W.I. ,, IX Anne Pick (Nettelfield), Brockholt, Madeira Road, W. Byfleet, Surrey. „ VIH Peggy Pope, c/o Miss M. Pope, Tithe Barn Cottage, Bisham, Nr. Mariow, Bucks. ,, VII Lois Porteous (Roome), c/o Major P. A. Porteous, V.C., R.A., 96 Airborne Light Battery, R.A., B.A.O.R. 13. „ VIII Hilary Pullon, 45 Hill Top, London, N.W.n. „ XI Jennifer Rhodes (Field), Genoa Bay, R.A.I. Duncan, Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada. „ XI Beridge Robertson (Leigh-Mallory), P.O. Box No. 291, Demarest, New Jersey, U.S.A. „ VIII Susan Rotherham (Hayter), Bishop's Mead, Farnham, Surrey. „ IX June Scott (Priestley), c/o Dept. of Geography, The University, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa. ,, XI Mary Scott (Lucas), Elm Tree Farm, Hallatrow, Somerset. ,, VI Alison Scott, The Old Mill, Loders, Bridport, Dorset. „ X Diana Shervington (Bradford), 77 Heene Road, Worthing, Sussex. , VII Ann Smith (Plummer), Hollins, Bois Moor Lane, Chesham, Bucks. , XII Kitty Smith (Synge), The Old Rectory, Great Barrow, Chester. , VII Patricia Sowerby (Moss), 13 Goring Road, Steyning, Sussex. , IX Marguerite Steele (Smith), 243 Moseley Road, Birmingham, 12. , III Sybil Stevens (Barnes), The Knap, Salisbury Road, Swanage, Dorset. ,, X Rosamund Stutzel (Price), 1035 Ploen Chits Road, Bangkok, Siam. „ IV Daphne Todd (Emerson), Sweetland, Bishopstrow, Warminster, Wilts. „ — Jennifer Trower, Stansteadbury, Ware. „ XV Beryl Tweed, 2 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester. ,, XIII Diana Verity (Mobbs), 8 Marlborough Terrace, Bovey Tracey, Devon. ,, X

Janet Wallace (Glossop), The Farm Cottage, Rossall School, Group XIII Fleet-wood, Lancashire.

Hazel Walton, 18 Cornet Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, C.I. „ VII Jane Westlake, Holt Green Farm, Holt, Wimborne, Dorset. ,, XV Elizabeth Willink, The Master's Lodge, Magdalene College, Cambridge. „ XIV Alison Wood, 24 Ormsby Lodge, The Avenue, London, W.4. ,, VI Joan Wyman (Beighton), No. 4 Sandhurst Court, Acre Lane, ,, X Brixton.

Kathleen Yerhury (Beach), 74 Grove Park Road, Chiswick, London, W.4. „ II April Zinovieff (Mead), 54 Nevern Place, London, S.W.y. „ IX Staff

Miss E. P. Clark, 55 Prospect Park, Exeter.

Mrs. Garnett, c/o Gibb, 174 Great Western Road, Glasgow, C.4Miss D. W. Gibson, Lansdowne House, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 12.

Miss A. G. Haigh, 49 Blenheim Terrace, St. John's Wood, London, N.W.8.

Miss M. Milne, St. Michael's, Holdenby, Northampton.

Will anyone who can supply a later address than the one given below for the following members of the O.G.A. please send it at once to the Acting Secretary : Mary Burdett, Pennington Vicarage, Lymington, Hants.

Dorothy Owen (Hobbs), The Tangle, 14 Tockenham, Swindon.

Jean Warrand, Ormidale, Glenarual, Argyll.

Jane Brookfield (Kirkaldy Willis), Culdee Rath, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent.

Aline Day, Leiney Cottage, Mells, Somerset.

Ellen Hertz (Griggs), Tremedda, Zennor, St. Ives, Cornwall.

Pamela Ogilvie Robb (Roe), 20 Billing Road, Northampton.

Laura Stanley, 24 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bridget Trevor Lewis, All Saints' Vicarage, Northampton.

Mary Tallents, Wringmore Lodge, Wokingham.

R. S. HEATH Printer CALNE